Issue March 2007

Research Trials>>
Thank You for Volunteering

We've had a very good response to our request for volunteers for the UK research trials. Thanks! Scientists, funded by ATR, asked us to help them find volunteers who would be willing to take part in carefully planned research studies. The studies are geared toward finding and testing tinnitus treatments. If you'd like to help - there's still time to volunteer.



Help us to Help You...
Do you live in the UK? Do you have tinnitus? Would you like to help scientists with their research studies? If so, would you be willing to volunteer? To find out more, email us with your contact details.


We need your ideas>>
How do we continue to fund this newsletter?

This eNewsletter was launched in July 2005, though we have been communicating with our supporters via email since March 2004. We are committed to keeping the tinnitus community informed of new developments in the field of tinnitus research. However, this eNewsletter costs us more to produce than we receive in return. If you were in business - you'd say it wasn't profitable!

We need your help! To continue - we need more subscribers, and we need funds. But, how do we raise funds? We would like your suggestions and ideas.

How you can help today...

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Your experiences>>
Over 300 tell their story

To date, well over 300 people have shared their experiences of tinnitus on our website. There are poignant and heart-wrenching stories, as well as messages of hope and support. Reading your experiences makes us even more determined to continue this fight to find treatments and a cure. How can the health service ignore this - when there are obviously so many people who are severely affected by tinnitus.

Editorial Comment: When looking through the experiences that tinnitus sufferers have shared with us it is easy to feel a sense of outrage about the scale of the problem, the hardships suffered and the apparent indifference of the medical profession. But the medical profession has little to offer sufferers at the moment because there is no cure for tinnitus. ATR is the only charity dedicated to funding medical research into a cure for tinnitus and is wholly dependent on your generosity. So please consider donating to our charity.
Help us to help you



Tinnitus & Diet >>
Does what you eat affect your tinnitus?

It is reported that certain foodstuffs can affect perception of tinnitus. People claim chocolate, caffienne, red wine, and cheese can affect their tinnitus. Have you noticed a change in your tinnitus - for the better or the worse - after eating certain food? Do you avoid certain foods because of your tinnitus? What is your favourite tinnitus "comfort food"?



Media Case Studies>>
Living with Tinnitus

When Maureen Binstead of Billericay, Essex, heard an ongoing droning noise one night she assumed it was an aeroplane overhead and was surprised when her husband didn't hear it.
Read Maureen's story



In the News>>

The American Tinnitus Association report: For many years, people have been using sound to mask (cover up) tinnitus. Now, researchers at the University of California in Irvine are looking for a way to use sound to silence tinnitus altogether. Read the article



The BBC report: A Highland pipe band has been given a health warning after it was found to be making more noise than a jet engine. The pipes were recorded at 108 decibels, but they were outdone by the snare drums, which hit 122 decibels. Members of the Wick Royal British Legion Scotland Pipe Band are being advised to wear ear protectors to prevent permanent hearing damage. Read the article