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mstringer1 07/02/2011

Has anyone heard of MuteButton to temporarily surpress the sound of tinnitus? Here are two links:

http://www.mutebutton.ie/

http://www.theengineer.co.uk/sectors/medical-and-healthcare/news/mutebutton-receives-funding-to-trial-tinnitus-treatment-device/1009199.article#commentsubmitted

I don't know about you, but I am ready to mute my T today.
Let us know what you found out about this treatment.

mstringer1 07/02/2011

More MuteButton links:
http://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/item/16708-tinnitus-treatment-wins-on

http://www.businessandleadership.com/leadership/item/23628-tinnitus-treatment-wins-on

http://www.siliconrepublic.com/careers-centre/item/22345-mutebutton-to-increase/

http://staffnews.nuim.ie/news/nui-maynooth-commercialisation-award-2010

http://www.bizstartup.ie/news/item/18009-mutebuttons-tinnitus-treat

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Ear%27s+how+I+can+stop+the+noise..+IRISH+DOC%27S+CURE+FOR+TINNITUS.-a0229689331

BobsDream 07/03/2011

I'm curious to the long term effectiveness of the device. If it works for hours could it be used several times a day or would that affect it's potency? Will it continue to work after years of use? Perhaps no one knows yet.

I suppose the clinical trials are for insurance purposes or maybe for a patent. I don't think there would be anything to prevent them from selling it right now.

DarkSON 07/03/2011

Its a very interesting subject. Using the tongue to cure illness. I think that this will probably be a part of the first holographic escape into a computer controlled realm. There seem to be more development going on at wisconsin edu more than mutebutton. Lots of different tactile tools....
http://tcnl.med.wisc.edu/projects.php

Excellent find mstringer1.

DarkSON 07/03/2011

A very interesting idea indeed.
Remember when you would suck on that sour tart and it would actually make you have that wierd kinda happy feeling. Or that cup of coffee in the morning that is just right! Could you imagine re-creating that stimulus electronically or via computer. This could very well be the next big step in mankinds evolution.

petros1 07/04/2011

Ive posted about mutebutton.ie about a month ago.

It looks promising, from the standpoint, that theres a lot of money and high profile backers getting behind the technology.

fingers crossed!

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