Tinnitus: Snake Oil Cures

When first diagnosed I tried a product called Clear Tinnitus and realized it was a snake oil placebo product. Look at the other products that this company produces and note the pattern of the types of remedies this company sells.

Sadly, the company unethically raises expectations and takes money from desperate people. You can save yourself the money. This product absolutely does not work. Here is another bogus product t-gone. I mean COME ON!!! Look at the style of the website and the label on the product. Would you really trust these people enough to drink their concoction!? Oh, and let's not forget Quietus.

These companies know that there is a huge market of some 50 million people suffering from tinnitus. Unfortunately, the money that these companies take from people could have been used for researching a real cure.

The problem with these placebos is that shortly after every marketing promotion that they do I get some calls and emails from well intended people who tell me that there is a new cure. It is frustrating. In the case of my tinnitus, the hairs in the cochlea on both sides are gone. They will not grow back. Anyone who thinks that those hairs will grow back because of a pill is as crazy as someone who thinks that a pill will cause a limb to grow back. The only reason that these companies make money is because tinnitus is a non-visible disability.

The American Tinnitus Association (ATA) has been searching for a cure for years. Believe me, if there was a cure, they would know. The ATA states that there is no cure. Part of raising awareness is pointing out these placebo factories. If anyone has been cured of tinnitus while taking these pills it is highly likely that person had acute tinnitus (which would have improved naturally without the placebo) or the person is lying.

As a side note, it is important that you do not give up hope for a cure. Think positive. You have to manage your tinnitus until a real cure arrives. I believe that a cure will come in the form of computerized cochlear implants, advanced micro-surgery, or cochlear replacement. There is a lot of research going on.