Years ago, I mentioned that people who suffer from subjective tinnitus and hyperacusis can benefit from using Bose noise cancelling headphones to prevent triggering a flare up at movie theaters. If any of my readers took my advice then by now you know that the ear cushions on the headphones crack and wear out over time.
You don't have to spend hundreds of dollars replacing the original headphones that you purchased. You can purchase replacement ear cushions at the following link:
Bose QuietComfort 15 ear cushion kit, Black
Monday, July 24, 2017
Sunday, November 16, 2014
Tinnitus: Bluetooth Hearing Aids
Definition:
Bluetooth hearing aids are also known as bineural hearing aids. They shall be referred to as such throughout this article. These hearing aids are different than the ones that where being used just a year or so ago. They are a major leap in technology. Bineural hearing aids interact with cellular phones using bluetooth technology. When I asked an audiologist about how these wireless hearing aids work she replied, "They talk to each other and to the cellphone. You can control the hearing aids from the cellphone."
Implications:
Let's pause and really consider the implications: The hearing aid is sending a signal through the brain that reaches the other hearing aid and both in turn communicate with the cellphone. The problem lies in the fact that most of these hearing aids, if not all of them, are operating at 2.45GHz which is also known as 2450MHz. This is the same frequency as your microwave oven. Therefore, neurological changes could occur as a result of using bineural hearing aids. In the past, in various studies on rats, monkeys, mice, and rabbits some ivy league scientists noted harmful brain responses to 2.45GHz.
Testing:
I've personally tested some of these hearing aids using a plasma ball (similar to how the brain works). I placed one hearing aid on each side of the ball and I watched a blue plasma bridge form from one hearing aid to the other across the interior of the plasma ball. The bridge remained until one hearing aid was removed. Therefore, it is entirely feasible that the plasma bridge would cause neurons to tighten and for some neurons to die. In the worst case scenario, I suspect that lymphocyte cells would begin to attack the unrecognized neurons thinking they are foreign bodies in need of removal.
Symptoms:
If you are using bineural hearing aids and you've noticed an increase in your tinnitus or other neurological abnormalities then you should consult your doctor immediately. While the physical damage may occur immediately, the symptoms of the damage may take years to present. When in doubt...opt out. Ask for the older hearing aids that do not "talk to each other". Ask for hearing aids that are not in the 2.45GHz range.
Recommendation:
Starkey still makes some nonbineural hearing aids. Sadly, Resound is phasing out all nonbineural hearing aids. I like Resound. I wish they'd leave us all an option, especially since the World Health Organization has approved Electromagnetic Sensitivity as a genuine medical condition.
FCC:
One of the greatest deceptions that I have ever seen is a (not-to-be-named) company stated that their bineural hearing aids are certified for use by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). By stating this they are giving their customers a false sense of safety. The FCC does not determine whether the product is biologically safe to use.
The FCC determines that the product does not interfere with other communications sources that are operating near or in that frequency range. In other words, the FCC is saying, "This will not interfere with aircraft, military, radio, or other communications systems. Therefore it is okay to sell." There is no regulating agency that oversees the biological safety of human beings in relation to wireless transmissions.
Take Charge:
As a customer, you have to make the call for yourself. You have to take charge of the management of your condition and protect yourself as you deem appropriate. Take a stand. You have a choice.
Bluetooth hearing aids are also known as bineural hearing aids. They shall be referred to as such throughout this article. These hearing aids are different than the ones that where being used just a year or so ago. They are a major leap in technology. Bineural hearing aids interact with cellular phones using bluetooth technology. When I asked an audiologist about how these wireless hearing aids work she replied, "They talk to each other and to the cellphone. You can control the hearing aids from the cellphone."
Implications:
Let's pause and really consider the implications: The hearing aid is sending a signal through the brain that reaches the other hearing aid and both in turn communicate with the cellphone. The problem lies in the fact that most of these hearing aids, if not all of them, are operating at 2.45GHz which is also known as 2450MHz. This is the same frequency as your microwave oven. Therefore, neurological changes could occur as a result of using bineural hearing aids. In the past, in various studies on rats, monkeys, mice, and rabbits some ivy league scientists noted harmful brain responses to 2.45GHz.
Testing:
I've personally tested some of these hearing aids using a plasma ball (similar to how the brain works). I placed one hearing aid on each side of the ball and I watched a blue plasma bridge form from one hearing aid to the other across the interior of the plasma ball. The bridge remained until one hearing aid was removed. Therefore, it is entirely feasible that the plasma bridge would cause neurons to tighten and for some neurons to die. In the worst case scenario, I suspect that lymphocyte cells would begin to attack the unrecognized neurons thinking they are foreign bodies in need of removal.
Symptoms:
If you are using bineural hearing aids and you've noticed an increase in your tinnitus or other neurological abnormalities then you should consult your doctor immediately. While the physical damage may occur immediately, the symptoms of the damage may take years to present. When in doubt...opt out. Ask for the older hearing aids that do not "talk to each other". Ask for hearing aids that are not in the 2.45GHz range.
Recommendation:
Starkey still makes some nonbineural hearing aids. Sadly, Resound is phasing out all nonbineural hearing aids. I like Resound. I wish they'd leave us all an option, especially since the World Health Organization has approved Electromagnetic Sensitivity as a genuine medical condition.
FCC:
One of the greatest deceptions that I have ever seen is a (not-to-be-named) company stated that their bineural hearing aids are certified for use by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). By stating this they are giving their customers a false sense of safety. The FCC does not determine whether the product is biologically safe to use.
The FCC determines that the product does not interfere with other communications sources that are operating near or in that frequency range. In other words, the FCC is saying, "This will not interfere with aircraft, military, radio, or other communications systems. Therefore it is okay to sell." There is no regulating agency that oversees the biological safety of human beings in relation to wireless transmissions.
Take Charge:
As a customer, you have to make the call for yourself. You have to take charge of the management of your condition and protect yourself as you deem appropriate. Take a stand. You have a choice.
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Tinnitus: Information and Technology Update
Here is an update on current events in tinnitus information and technology:
ATA Article
This month the American Tinnitus Association published an article on Mapping the Brain. Fatima Husain, a neurologist at University of Illinois presents a map showing areas of the human brain that are involved in tinnitus. Three of the five pinpoints are in the mid-brain. That is important because it explains why mood can change quickly in response to tinnitus.
Link to article (once the magazine opens on your screen right arrow click to page 18): http://content.yudu.com/A30pgg/Summer2014TinnitusTo/resources/index.htm
Novacure
Novacure is a new brain tumor treatment. The company has had some great success. They have treated an olympic athlete and the man's brain tumor shrunk smaller and smaller until it vanished. Skeptical? Don't be. It makes perfect scientific sense.
Prior to the 1970s, human beings were born into the ideal electromagnetic environment, 7-10Hz, emanating from the Earth. Now human beings are born into an artificial electromagnetic environment that is 1 Tesla, which is 20,000 times beyond the Earth's natural electromagnetic source. In short, the human body is confused, because it does not know what planet it is on. Novacure may be recalibrating the brain back to the ideal electrical environment giving the human brain the ability to rid itself of abnormal brain matter and regenerating new nerves. This is not outside of the realm of scientific possibility.
The only concern that I would have with Novacure in relation to tinnitus is that the electrical source may be pulling negative ions from dental fillings like a circuit board up into the mid-brain. This could cause albumin to leak out of the mid-brain and cause tinnitus or even make existing tinnitus worse. On the other hand, Novacure (if operating in the ideal human electrical environment) may actually restore leaked albumin to its rightful place and possibly cure some tinnitus sufferers (the ones with brain damage and not cochlear damage or auditory nerve damage).
Link to Novacure video: https://www.ted.com/talks/bill_doyle_treating_cancer_with_electric_fields
Univ. of Washington
Dr. Gerald Pollack, Physics Professor of the University of Washington, has been doing some great research on gel. Gerald noted that the cells in the human body are actually a gel which is a different state (or phase) of water than ice or tap water. The auditory nerve contains a high viscosity gel that acts like a coaxial cable to the brain. Dr. Pollack and I have been discussing the possibility that the auditory nerve may act like a pump when exposed to artificial electromagnetic field sources. He explained to me that the brain, auditory nerve, and even the cochlear cilia cells are all gel. In fact, to him our entire body is made up of various gels. He and I both agree that the human body is likely more sensate to electromagnetic fields than originally thought.
You can find and purchase Gerald Pollack's books:
Cells, Gels, and the Engines of Life
The Fourth Phase of Water
ATA Article
This month the American Tinnitus Association published an article on Mapping the Brain. Fatima Husain, a neurologist at University of Illinois presents a map showing areas of the human brain that are involved in tinnitus. Three of the five pinpoints are in the mid-brain. That is important because it explains why mood can change quickly in response to tinnitus.
Link to article (once the magazine opens on your screen right arrow click to page 18): http://content.yudu.com/A30pgg/Summer2014TinnitusTo/resources/index.htm
Novacure
Novacure is a new brain tumor treatment. The company has had some great success. They have treated an olympic athlete and the man's brain tumor shrunk smaller and smaller until it vanished. Skeptical? Don't be. It makes perfect scientific sense.
Prior to the 1970s, human beings were born into the ideal electromagnetic environment, 7-10Hz, emanating from the Earth. Now human beings are born into an artificial electromagnetic environment that is 1 Tesla, which is 20,000 times beyond the Earth's natural electromagnetic source. In short, the human body is confused, because it does not know what planet it is on. Novacure may be recalibrating the brain back to the ideal electrical environment giving the human brain the ability to rid itself of abnormal brain matter and regenerating new nerves. This is not outside of the realm of scientific possibility.
The only concern that I would have with Novacure in relation to tinnitus is that the electrical source may be pulling negative ions from dental fillings like a circuit board up into the mid-brain. This could cause albumin to leak out of the mid-brain and cause tinnitus or even make existing tinnitus worse. On the other hand, Novacure (if operating in the ideal human electrical environment) may actually restore leaked albumin to its rightful place and possibly cure some tinnitus sufferers (the ones with brain damage and not cochlear damage or auditory nerve damage).
Link to Novacure video: https://www.ted.com/talks/bill_doyle_treating_cancer_with_electric_fields
Univ. of Washington
Dr. Gerald Pollack, Physics Professor of the University of Washington, has been doing some great research on gel. Gerald noted that the cells in the human body are actually a gel which is a different state (or phase) of water than ice or tap water. The auditory nerve contains a high viscosity gel that acts like a coaxial cable to the brain. Dr. Pollack and I have been discussing the possibility that the auditory nerve may act like a pump when exposed to artificial electromagnetic field sources. He explained to me that the brain, auditory nerve, and even the cochlear cilia cells are all gel. In fact, to him our entire body is made up of various gels. He and I both agree that the human body is likely more sensate to electromagnetic fields than originally thought.
You can find and purchase Gerald Pollack's books:
Cells, Gels, and the Engines of Life
The Fourth Phase of Water
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Tinnitus: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
I just read an article about how if everyone with tinnitus would just focus on other things, besides our tinnitus, we can rewire our own brain and cure our tinnitus through deep breathing exercises.
It would be nice if it were true. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) has been used successfully to relieve some tinnitus patients from feelings of despair and hopelessness that come with tinnitus grieving and flare ups. The treatment is helpful but it is not a cure. The treatment has to be practiced often to keep the negative emotions that come with tinnitus to a minimum.
People who claim that CBT cured tinnitus are likely people who have a depressive disorder. Naturally, if CBT works it will reduce the release of stress reactive serotonin associated with the disorder and reduce the tinnitus to a point that the brain can begin to ignore. There is no rewiring of the brain involved. It has to do with serotonin control.
There is a known grieving process over the idea of never having a quiet moment again. That grieving process can be shortened, for some people, by Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and medication if necessary. Grieving can flare up with tinnitus flare ups. CBT helps tinnitus sufferers cope with the emotions associated with a flare up and recognize signs of grieving. Identifying the signs can help tinnitus sufferers to navigate the negative emotional waters until the flare up quiets down.
Wait, if CBT works for one tinnitus sufferer it should work for everyone with tinnitus...right? No. There is no treatment that works universally for everyone. There are various reasons why someone may have tinnitus such as cochlear cilia damage, mid-brain damage, traumatic brain injury, brain cancer, brain tumor, brain lesion, PTSD, Parkinson's disease, heat stroke, auditory nerve damage, Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis, and serotonin syndrome for starters.
I believe that the threshold for whether CBT could work would be if the internal sound is below 85 decibels (with no brain damage). If the tinnitus is above 85 decibels, for long durations, I don't believe that Cognitive Behavioral Therapy would work. At that point the sound is nearly impossible to ignore without performance declination and or sleep deprivation. At that point anti-depressive and sleep medications may be necessary. Also, if there is physical damage to the pre-frontal cortex and the mid-brain (as in the case of a car accident survivor) the tinnitus patient may not be physically able to ignore the internal sound.
I also believe that it is cruel to try to convince a severe tinnitus sufferer (above the 85 decibels threshold) that he or she can cure the tinnitus through CBT. As I've often said, each of us has our own unique tinnitus. We may share the same types of internal noise but the underlying reason as to why we have tinnitus varies. This is why the treatment regimen for each tinnitus patient is so variable. No treatment works for everyone, yet.
I never discount a treatment. I never discount a testimonial. I encourage other tinnitus sufferers to try anything and everything that his or her individual treatment team recommends. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy may be one of the many suggested treatments to try. If a treatment doesn't work then move on. Not every treatment recommendation is going to work. The goal is to manage the tinnitus.
One problem is that a treatment provider can become so fixated and convinced that a certain treatment, like CBT, works universally for everyone that he or she can cause stress for the patient who communicates that the treatment is not working.
No treatment provider, who is practicing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on tinnitus patients, really wants to hear that the treatment is not working. Some treatment providers may go so far as to insist that the treatment does work universally and that the patient needs to just try harder. That is like telling a patient with no eyes to just focus on something else, other than the blindness, and breath deeply and soon he or she will be able to see better.
No treatment provider should tell a tinnitus patient that has serotonin syndrome or pre-frontal cortex damage to try harder. The stress of failure to achieve the desired result of the treatment provider can cause excess serotonin to be released from the mid-brain of the patient which could cause a chain reaction of toxic dispersion throughout the patient's body which could lead to worsening of the underlying condition and even development of other multiple health conditions.
Providers and patients should accept when a treatment is not working and move on to something else. Accept what does not work and find out what does work for the individual patient.
It would be nice if it were true. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) has been used successfully to relieve some tinnitus patients from feelings of despair and hopelessness that come with tinnitus grieving and flare ups. The treatment is helpful but it is not a cure. The treatment has to be practiced often to keep the negative emotions that come with tinnitus to a minimum.
People who claim that CBT cured tinnitus are likely people who have a depressive disorder. Naturally, if CBT works it will reduce the release of stress reactive serotonin associated with the disorder and reduce the tinnitus to a point that the brain can begin to ignore. There is no rewiring of the brain involved. It has to do with serotonin control.
There is a known grieving process over the idea of never having a quiet moment again. That grieving process can be shortened, for some people, by Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and medication if necessary. Grieving can flare up with tinnitus flare ups. CBT helps tinnitus sufferers cope with the emotions associated with a flare up and recognize signs of grieving. Identifying the signs can help tinnitus sufferers to navigate the negative emotional waters until the flare up quiets down.
Wait, if CBT works for one tinnitus sufferer it should work for everyone with tinnitus...right? No. There is no treatment that works universally for everyone. There are various reasons why someone may have tinnitus such as cochlear cilia damage, mid-brain damage, traumatic brain injury, brain cancer, brain tumor, brain lesion, PTSD, Parkinson's disease, heat stroke, auditory nerve damage, Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis, and serotonin syndrome for starters.
I believe that the threshold for whether CBT could work would be if the internal sound is below 85 decibels (with no brain damage). If the tinnitus is above 85 decibels, for long durations, I don't believe that Cognitive Behavioral Therapy would work. At that point the sound is nearly impossible to ignore without performance declination and or sleep deprivation. At that point anti-depressive and sleep medications may be necessary. Also, if there is physical damage to the pre-frontal cortex and the mid-brain (as in the case of a car accident survivor) the tinnitus patient may not be physically able to ignore the internal sound.
I also believe that it is cruel to try to convince a severe tinnitus sufferer (above the 85 decibels threshold) that he or she can cure the tinnitus through CBT. As I've often said, each of us has our own unique tinnitus. We may share the same types of internal noise but the underlying reason as to why we have tinnitus varies. This is why the treatment regimen for each tinnitus patient is so variable. No treatment works for everyone, yet.
I never discount a treatment. I never discount a testimonial. I encourage other tinnitus sufferers to try anything and everything that his or her individual treatment team recommends. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy may be one of the many suggested treatments to try. If a treatment doesn't work then move on. Not every treatment recommendation is going to work. The goal is to manage the tinnitus.
One problem is that a treatment provider can become so fixated and convinced that a certain treatment, like CBT, works universally for everyone that he or she can cause stress for the patient who communicates that the treatment is not working.
No treatment provider, who is practicing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on tinnitus patients, really wants to hear that the treatment is not working. Some treatment providers may go so far as to insist that the treatment does work universally and that the patient needs to just try harder. That is like telling a patient with no eyes to just focus on something else, other than the blindness, and breath deeply and soon he or she will be able to see better.
No treatment provider should tell a tinnitus patient that has serotonin syndrome or pre-frontal cortex damage to try harder. The stress of failure to achieve the desired result of the treatment provider can cause excess serotonin to be released from the mid-brain of the patient which could cause a chain reaction of toxic dispersion throughout the patient's body which could lead to worsening of the underlying condition and even development of other multiple health conditions.
Providers and patients should accept when a treatment is not working and move on to something else. Accept what does not work and find out what does work for the individual patient.
Sunday, December 8, 2013
Tinnitus: Coping with Christmas
Christmas can be a joyous time of year spent with friends and family. It can also be very annoying for people who suffer from chronic severe subjective tinnitus and hyperacusis. It isn't your fault that Aunt Ethel talks in a high pitched voice that causes your tinnitus to flare up. But what can you do? You don't want to be rude and offend her by asking her to tone down her voice.
Christmas choirs, bells, music, crowd noise, delivery trucks, buses, kids crying in the mall, even the tearing open of wrapping paper can all annoy hyperacusis and tinnitus sufferers to the point of experiencing anxiety. We want to flee to a quieter area. Why? It isn't because we don't love Aunt Ethel, it is because the sound of her voice causes our ears to amplify her voice louder and above what is normal. The amplification can cause the tinnitus to flare up. It is the ear and the brain that is the problem not the relative.
You can avoid all of that. Purchase some high quality Bose noise cancellation headphones and you may be able to cancel the annoying part of Aunt Ethel's voice and yet still hear her. The headphones are pricey but well worth the price.
Christmas choirs, bells, music, crowd noise, delivery trucks, buses, kids crying in the mall, even the tearing open of wrapping paper can all annoy hyperacusis and tinnitus sufferers to the point of experiencing anxiety. We want to flee to a quieter area. Why? It isn't because we don't love Aunt Ethel, it is because the sound of her voice causes our ears to amplify her voice louder and above what is normal. The amplification can cause the tinnitus to flare up. It is the ear and the brain that is the problem not the relative.
You can avoid all of that. Purchase some high quality Bose noise cancellation headphones and you may be able to cancel the annoying part of Aunt Ethel's voice and yet still hear her. The headphones are pricey but well worth the price.
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Tinnitus: The Fourth Phase of Water
This post is for tinnitus researchers. After watching the linked videos of Dr. Pollack's research you may want to consider whether or not the auditory system contains EZ water (a.k.a. The Fourth Phase of Water).
If the auditory system does contain EZ water then it may be acting more like a water pump, during electromagnetic radiation overexposure, and less like an air vibration-to-sound translation system (which is the auditory system's normal function).
I rarely recommend products on this site. I have to know the product will benefit the readers. This is a book that I highly recommend. It costs around $30 which is less than a cup of coffee each day for a month. The book is a must read.
Link to Dr. Pollack's book: The Fourth Phase of Water
http://www.ebnerandsons.com
Dr. Pollack's videos:
Part I
Dr. Pollack, University of Washington
Part II
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqHWueBp23c
If the auditory system does contain EZ water then it may be acting more like a water pump, during electromagnetic radiation overexposure, and less like an air vibration-to-sound translation system (which is the auditory system's normal function).
I rarely recommend products on this site. I have to know the product will benefit the readers. This is a book that I highly recommend. It costs around $30 which is less than a cup of coffee each day for a month. The book is a must read.
Link to Dr. Pollack's book: The Fourth Phase of Water
http://www.ebnerandsons.com
Dr. Pollack's videos:
Part I
Dr. Pollack, University of Washington
Part II
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqHWueBp23c
Saturday, November 16, 2013
Tinnitus: Taser
Disclaimer: Law enforcement officers that may be reading this post shouldn't be offended. I'm pointing out the potential flaws of the taser not law enforcement or the legal system.
As we are recently learning, electromagnetic radiation can remap the hippocampus and basal ganglia of the brain and cause health issues (including tinnitus). The electricity administered by a taser may change the shelf life of cells in the body and cause acute and latent effects (including tinnitus).
The biological effects of taser shock should be reconsidered and restudied and stricter regulations should be considered. It may be possible for a person who has experienced taser shock to begin to experience tinnitus or other health issues from 1-20 years after the taser event.
In police officer training, some cadets volunteer to experience taser shock in order to experience what suspects feel (and perhaps a little cadet bravado is involved). That one shock event could change the cadet's cells and even reduce his or her lifespan.
Electric shock can change the timing mechanisms inside of human cells. This includes cochlear cells that are suspended in liquid which conducts the current. The possibility exists that taser shock can kill the cochlear cells and cause damage to the auditory system. Taser clearly has effects on the central nervous system which is a biological effect. The auditory system is very delicate. Why wouldn't the auditory system be affected?
I understand and am sympathetic to the protections that tasers provide for police officers. If a suspect is truly innocent before proven guilty then is it right to administer a weapon that causes biological effects that may not show up until years after the suspect's trial?
Consider that Huxley and Hodkin won a Nobel Peace Prize for determining that electricity is conducted by and also burns brain axons. This, in turn, may cause lymphocyte cells to attack the altered brain cells.
Suspects are often questioned by police officers immediately after the taser event. "Who are you? Where were you going? Am I going to find anything illegal on you or in your vehicle? Is this your vehicle? Why were you resisting?"
The suspect may have lost the ability to reason properly enough to remain silent. In essence, the taser may (I stress the word may) have made the suspect unable to remain silent which is a violation of their constitutional right in the United States. This should be studied further.
Metal objects can create a localized field and so any dental work that the suspect has or jewelry that the suspect is wearing, particularly earrings, may make the electrical current worse in the brain by concentrating the shock in those areas and intensifying the effects. This is why MRI specialists ask for all metal objects to be removed prior to entering the MRI.
The localized field phenomena can affect the mid-brain (which we now know is responsible for Parkinson's disease and some tinnitus). In essence, hyper-electric shock between the dental fillings and the earrings, nose ring, etc. could intensify the power and burn axons inside of the suspects brain. If a suspect is wearing a necklace then the heart may experience the brunt force of the shock.
The people who die from taser shock are often pronounced dead for other reasons and not the taser. That needs to be reviewed because it points to a sacred cow mentality and has more to do with the affinity of some people for the short-term effectiveness of the taser than the actual scientific biological effects on the human being that is being shocked.
When the cells inside the heart are heated they oscillate quicker and within seconds break apart. Inside of the cells are delicate strands of DNA. They break apart. When too many cells break apart the brain and heart give up. It can be likened to being shot in the heart or head, for some people.
In my opinion, taser should never ever be used on a pregnant women. There have been a number of studies that show the effects of electricity on developing mammal babies. None of the results were good. The babies cells are more delicate than an adult's cells, especially baby fat that is highly conductive material. The umbilical chord may even act as a conductive wire. Apart from sending nutrients from the mother to the baby it is also sending electrical stimulation. To shock the mother is to shock the baby. The shocked baby may live but will likely be endowed with a life of chronic health issues and no one would be able to attribute the issues back to when the mother experienced taser shock.
I believe that some people may be more sensitive to electric shock than others due to body composition and individual resonance. In my view everyone has their own unique body resonance and conductivity.
The manufacturers of tasers wrongly point to the idea that the skin acts as a "Faraday Shield." Therefore, in their minds, there are no long-term health effects. That's a good talking point. I mean, it sounds reasonable? Why look any further into it? Penn State University looked into this and you can find the results in the attached link.
The skin is pierced by two metal prongs during a taser event so no, there is no Faraday Shield. Even if there was a Faraday Shield protection, biophysicists that do not work for the electronics industry would tell you that on average 15% of the electricity would still penetrate into deep tissue and travel rapidly to the localized field sources. 85% of the electricity would be fought off by the interaction with the skin but not without cost. This is according to Persinger.
The fighting off of the electricity itself would knock the immune system down and cause all kinds of acute and latent health problems. Researchers and regulators, there's work to be done here. You need to go to Persinger, Curtis, and Sulman. Find their writings and reassess the standards. See the Penn State University's research link below. They pointed out that taser is 13 times more jolting per second than what regulators allow for an electric fence.
If a taser shocked suspect is found innocent but suffers from latent health conditions then that person may be being punished with chronic health issues for life for a crime that he or she did not commit. I know, many people are found innocent that are actually guilty. But dare I ask, does the long-term latent effects of electroshock match the crime? I wouldn't wish chronic severe tinnitus, Parkinson's disease, lupus, leukemia, or Chrones disease, blood disease, heart failure, brain cancer, psychosis, or infertility on anyone but the harshest of criminals. Yet, if I'm right, these are the possible latent effects that may show up 1-20 years after the shock.
It may be time to return to pepper spray as the method of subduing and arresting an uncooperative suspect. Perhaps, at a minimum, physical taser training should no longer be performed on our valuable police officer cadets.
More information:
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.91.2264&rep=rep1&type=pdf
As we are recently learning, electromagnetic radiation can remap the hippocampus and basal ganglia of the brain and cause health issues (including tinnitus). The electricity administered by a taser may change the shelf life of cells in the body and cause acute and latent effects (including tinnitus).
The biological effects of taser shock should be reconsidered and restudied and stricter regulations should be considered. It may be possible for a person who has experienced taser shock to begin to experience tinnitus or other health issues from 1-20 years after the taser event.
In police officer training, some cadets volunteer to experience taser shock in order to experience what suspects feel (and perhaps a little cadet bravado is involved). That one shock event could change the cadet's cells and even reduce his or her lifespan.
Electric shock can change the timing mechanisms inside of human cells. This includes cochlear cells that are suspended in liquid which conducts the current. The possibility exists that taser shock can kill the cochlear cells and cause damage to the auditory system. Taser clearly has effects on the central nervous system which is a biological effect. The auditory system is very delicate. Why wouldn't the auditory system be affected?
I understand and am sympathetic to the protections that tasers provide for police officers. If a suspect is truly innocent before proven guilty then is it right to administer a weapon that causes biological effects that may not show up until years after the suspect's trial?
Consider that Huxley and Hodkin won a Nobel Peace Prize for determining that electricity is conducted by and also burns brain axons. This, in turn, may cause lymphocyte cells to attack the altered brain cells.
Suspects are often questioned by police officers immediately after the taser event. "Who are you? Where were you going? Am I going to find anything illegal on you or in your vehicle? Is this your vehicle? Why were you resisting?"
The suspect may have lost the ability to reason properly enough to remain silent. In essence, the taser may (I stress the word may) have made the suspect unable to remain silent which is a violation of their constitutional right in the United States. This should be studied further.
Metal objects can create a localized field and so any dental work that the suspect has or jewelry that the suspect is wearing, particularly earrings, may make the electrical current worse in the brain by concentrating the shock in those areas and intensifying the effects. This is why MRI specialists ask for all metal objects to be removed prior to entering the MRI.
The localized field phenomena can affect the mid-brain (which we now know is responsible for Parkinson's disease and some tinnitus). In essence, hyper-electric shock between the dental fillings and the earrings, nose ring, etc. could intensify the power and burn axons inside of the suspects brain. If a suspect is wearing a necklace then the heart may experience the brunt force of the shock.
The people who die from taser shock are often pronounced dead for other reasons and not the taser. That needs to be reviewed because it points to a sacred cow mentality and has more to do with the affinity of some people for the short-term effectiveness of the taser than the actual scientific biological effects on the human being that is being shocked.
When the cells inside the heart are heated they oscillate quicker and within seconds break apart. Inside of the cells are delicate strands of DNA. They break apart. When too many cells break apart the brain and heart give up. It can be likened to being shot in the heart or head, for some people.
In my opinion, taser should never ever be used on a pregnant women. There have been a number of studies that show the effects of electricity on developing mammal babies. None of the results were good. The babies cells are more delicate than an adult's cells, especially baby fat that is highly conductive material. The umbilical chord may even act as a conductive wire. Apart from sending nutrients from the mother to the baby it is also sending electrical stimulation. To shock the mother is to shock the baby. The shocked baby may live but will likely be endowed with a life of chronic health issues and no one would be able to attribute the issues back to when the mother experienced taser shock.
I believe that some people may be more sensitive to electric shock than others due to body composition and individual resonance. In my view everyone has their own unique body resonance and conductivity.
The manufacturers of tasers wrongly point to the idea that the skin acts as a "Faraday Shield." Therefore, in their minds, there are no long-term health effects. That's a good talking point. I mean, it sounds reasonable? Why look any further into it? Penn State University looked into this and you can find the results in the attached link.
The skin is pierced by two metal prongs during a taser event so no, there is no Faraday Shield. Even if there was a Faraday Shield protection, biophysicists that do not work for the electronics industry would tell you that on average 15% of the electricity would still penetrate into deep tissue and travel rapidly to the localized field sources. 85% of the electricity would be fought off by the interaction with the skin but not without cost. This is according to Persinger.
The fighting off of the electricity itself would knock the immune system down and cause all kinds of acute and latent health problems. Researchers and regulators, there's work to be done here. You need to go to Persinger, Curtis, and Sulman. Find their writings and reassess the standards. See the Penn State University's research link below. They pointed out that taser is 13 times more jolting per second than what regulators allow for an electric fence.
If a taser shocked suspect is found innocent but suffers from latent health conditions then that person may be being punished with chronic health issues for life for a crime that he or she did not commit. I know, many people are found innocent that are actually guilty. But dare I ask, does the long-term latent effects of electroshock match the crime? I wouldn't wish chronic severe tinnitus, Parkinson's disease, lupus, leukemia, or Chrones disease, blood disease, heart failure, brain cancer, psychosis, or infertility on anyone but the harshest of criminals. Yet, if I'm right, these are the possible latent effects that may show up 1-20 years after the shock.
It may be time to return to pepper spray as the method of subduing and arresting an uncooperative suspect. Perhaps, at a minimum, physical taser training should no longer be performed on our valuable police officer cadets.
More information:
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.91.2264&rep=rep1&type=pdf
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Tinnitus: PBS News Hour
This is a link to the PBS News Hour report on tinnitus: A must see.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/science/july-dec13/tinnitus_11-06.html
The researchers in the report seem to not know how the damage happened to the basal ganglia. It's simple really. As F.G. Sulman described in 1980, it is electric air pollution (inhalation of positive ions) and overexposure to electromagnetic radiation. Select these links:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1241519/pdf/ehp0111-000881.pdf
Print both of these articles out for side-by-side comparison. The results are astounding. I would venture to say that an electron, which travels at light speed, that breaks the blood brain barrier would be absorbed or pass through the basal ganglia and the hippocampus causing heating and untold damage. The brain stresses and tries to repair itself by remapping. That is my theory.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/science/july-dec13/tinnitus_11-06.html
The researchers in the report seem to not know how the damage happened to the basal ganglia. It's simple really. As F.G. Sulman described in 1980, it is electric air pollution (inhalation of positive ions) and overexposure to electromagnetic radiation. Select these links:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1241519/pdf/ehp0111-000881.pdf
Print both of these articles out for side-by-side comparison. The results are astounding. I would venture to say that an electron, which travels at light speed, that breaks the blood brain barrier would be absorbed or pass through the basal ganglia and the hippocampus causing heating and untold damage. The brain stresses and tries to repair itself by remapping. That is my theory.
Friday, November 8, 2013
Tinnitus: Ionizer
The National Institute for Health determined that ozone producing ionizers are not a valid treatment for tinnitus and that no further research is suggested.
Although not scientifically proven, negative ionizers, anecdotally by many users, cause a more positive mood and better sleep. The problem is that some ionizers produce ozone which, when inhaled, can cause tinnitus and or worsen tinnitus in some people (according to F.G. Sulman). So, the user feels great but then the tinnitus starts or worsens, for some people.
Any ionizer has to be "negative ion producing" and "non-ozone producing" to have any health benefit. Never use a positive ion or ozone producing machine. Depending on the dosage it can do irreparable harm to the pineal gland, the sinuses, and the brain.
More information:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23100082
More information:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23100082
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Tinnitus: Serotonin Syndrome
In 1980, Felix Gad Sulman was researching the biological effects of positive ions (a.k.a. electric air pollution) on humans. During his research he discovered that positive ions, when inhaled, travel through the blood stream via the alveoli in the lungs and cause a number of health issues.
On the way to the lungs the positive ions enter the nasal passages and this, according to Sulman, triggers the pineal gland to produce excess serotonin. Among the health issues that he lists as part of this serotonin syndrome is tinnitus.
He likely discovered a correlation between acute (short-term) tinnitus and serotonin syndrome because chronic tinnitus would have been too difficult for him to condense into the scope of such a study. Noise induced cochlear cilia cell amputation wouldn't be able to be cured by serotonin control medications or as he suggests using non-ozone producing negative ionizers. He mentions that negative ions can only be good for the body but positive ions are not good for the body. Perhaps there is some cause for further research regarding this phenomenon.
Sulman further mentions a solution, that if non-ozone producing negative ionizer machines are used that the original positive ion intake can be reversed. If he is right, then it would make logical sense that negative ion machines reduce the length of time that it takes for ion induced acute tinnitus to cure itself. I want to stress the word acute (not chronic tinnitus). There is a difference. Acute always cures itself.
The central question for researchers is: Can non-ozone producing negative ion machines reduce the time that it takes for acute tinnitus to cure itself after positive ion inhalation?
This research finding by Sulman fascinated me. Amazon.com sells his book and the negative ionizers. I ordered a negative ionizer yesterday. When it arrives, I'll test it out and let you all know the result.
I have chronic severe tinnitus not acute tinnitus so I have my doubts. Just because a non-ozone producing negative ionizer might not work for me doesn't mean that it wouldn't work for someone else. My cilia cells are damaged beyond repair at this point, they are non-regenerative. I'm ever hopeful.
More information:
http://www.amazon.com/Ionization-Electric-Atmospherics-Phenomena-Publication/dp/0398039291/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1383812479&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=The+effect+of+air+ionization+by+sulmn
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/science/july-dec13/tinnitus_11-06.html
On the way to the lungs the positive ions enter the nasal passages and this, according to Sulman, triggers the pineal gland to produce excess serotonin. Among the health issues that he lists as part of this serotonin syndrome is tinnitus.
He likely discovered a correlation between acute (short-term) tinnitus and serotonin syndrome because chronic tinnitus would have been too difficult for him to condense into the scope of such a study. Noise induced cochlear cilia cell amputation wouldn't be able to be cured by serotonin control medications or as he suggests using non-ozone producing negative ionizers. He mentions that negative ions can only be good for the body but positive ions are not good for the body. Perhaps there is some cause for further research regarding this phenomenon.
Sulman further mentions a solution, that if non-ozone producing negative ionizer machines are used that the original positive ion intake can be reversed. If he is right, then it would make logical sense that negative ion machines reduce the length of time that it takes for ion induced acute tinnitus to cure itself. I want to stress the word acute (not chronic tinnitus). There is a difference. Acute always cures itself.
The central question for researchers is: Can non-ozone producing negative ion machines reduce the time that it takes for acute tinnitus to cure itself after positive ion inhalation?
This research finding by Sulman fascinated me. Amazon.com sells his book and the negative ionizers. I ordered a negative ionizer yesterday. When it arrives, I'll test it out and let you all know the result.
I have chronic severe tinnitus not acute tinnitus so I have my doubts. Just because a non-ozone producing negative ionizer might not work for me doesn't mean that it wouldn't work for someone else. My cilia cells are damaged beyond repair at this point, they are non-regenerative. I'm ever hopeful.
More information:
http://www.amazon.com/Ionization-Electric-Atmospherics-Phenomena-Publication/dp/0398039291/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1383812479&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=The+effect+of+air+ionization+by+sulmn
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/science/july-dec13/tinnitus_11-06.html
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Tinnitus: Anti-NMDA Receptor AutoImmune Encephalitis
I just read an outstanding book titled Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan, a New York Post reporter.
The medical condition that she describes occurs when lymphocyte cells start attacking blood vessels in the brain and also brain NMDA receptors. While reading the book it occurred to me that the condition may also cause tinnitus. Cochlear cells have NMDA receptors which the National Institute for Health has determined that ototoxins, like aspirin and acid reflux medications, attack. Therefore it makes sense that Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis would also cause tinnitus in some patients (just like an ototoxin would).
In reading Susannah's book I noticed that she was prescribed acid reflux medication for her GERD side effect from treatment. Acid reflux medications can lower magnesium in some people and also can cause tinnitus in some people by attacking the NMDA receptors inside the cochlea (just like Susannah's lymphocyte cells did).
Upon reading the section of the book where she mentions that acid reflux medication was prescribed to her during her treatment I cringed a bit. I thought to myself that this talented New York Post reporter is getting bombarded with an ototoxic drug while her brain killing condition is worsening. This shows that more doctors need to be aware of the long-term effects of ototoxins. Otherwise her doctor did an awesome job of saving her life (that is the most important thing). She was also given a CT scan which can destroy DNA. The CT scan does not reveal lymphocyte cells, only a brain biopsy shows that so the CT scan was not necessary.
In my opinion, she should have been given the absolute mildest form of acid reflux control which would have been Gaviscon. The ototoxin that she was administered could have made her ears ring, hiss, crackle, or pop for the rest of her life. The CT scan could have exacerbated the condition. I'm glad that she survived the ordeal and was able to write a book about her experience. The book will, no doubt, help many people to understand this perplexing medical condition.
Susanah, if you are reading this I wish you all of the best apples that life has to offer.
More information:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3158385/figure/F5/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18225604
How to purchase Brain on Fire: http://www.amazon.com/Brain-Fire-My-Month-Madness/dp/1451621388/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1383710861&sr=8-1&keywords=brain+on+fire
The medical condition that she describes occurs when lymphocyte cells start attacking blood vessels in the brain and also brain NMDA receptors. While reading the book it occurred to me that the condition may also cause tinnitus. Cochlear cells have NMDA receptors which the National Institute for Health has determined that ototoxins, like aspirin and acid reflux medications, attack. Therefore it makes sense that Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis would also cause tinnitus in some patients (just like an ototoxin would).
In reading Susannah's book I noticed that she was prescribed acid reflux medication for her GERD side effect from treatment. Acid reflux medications can lower magnesium in some people and also can cause tinnitus in some people by attacking the NMDA receptors inside the cochlea (just like Susannah's lymphocyte cells did).
Upon reading the section of the book where she mentions that acid reflux medication was prescribed to her during her treatment I cringed a bit. I thought to myself that this talented New York Post reporter is getting bombarded with an ototoxic drug while her brain killing condition is worsening. This shows that more doctors need to be aware of the long-term effects of ototoxins. Otherwise her doctor did an awesome job of saving her life (that is the most important thing). She was also given a CT scan which can destroy DNA. The CT scan does not reveal lymphocyte cells, only a brain biopsy shows that so the CT scan was not necessary.
In my opinion, she should have been given the absolute mildest form of acid reflux control which would have been Gaviscon. The ototoxin that she was administered could have made her ears ring, hiss, crackle, or pop for the rest of her life. The CT scan could have exacerbated the condition. I'm glad that she survived the ordeal and was able to write a book about her experience. The book will, no doubt, help many people to understand this perplexing medical condition.
Susanah, if you are reading this I wish you all of the best apples that life has to offer.
More information:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3158385/figure/F5/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18225604
How to purchase Brain on Fire: http://www.amazon.com/Brain-Fire-My-Month-Madness/dp/1451621388/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1383710861&sr=8-1&keywords=brain+on+fire
Monday, October 21, 2013
Tinnitus: Eye Exam Trouble?
Perhaps you have severe chronic subjective tinnitus and you've gone to your eye doctor and noticed that when your pupils are dilated your tinnitus flares up or you experience a tugging sensation or a "vroom" sound from one ear to the other. It may surprise some people to know that the visual center of the midbrain (superior colliculus) is connected to the auditory center (inferior colliculus) of the brain.
If you experience a tugging sensation or your tinnitus gets worse it is okay to ask your eye doctor, the next time that you visit, to reduce the dilation solution to the minimal that he or she needs to properly assess your eyes. Explain that it irritates your tinnitus.
The more that we share about our tinnitus the more we make the world aware. Eye doctors are intrigued to hear this information and they are typically happy to comply with your wishes.
If you experience a tugging sensation or your tinnitus gets worse it is okay to ask your eye doctor, the next time that you visit, to reduce the dilation solution to the minimal that he or she needs to properly assess your eyes. Explain that it irritates your tinnitus.
The more that we share about our tinnitus the more we make the world aware. Eye doctors are intrigued to hear this information and they are typically happy to comply with your wishes.
Friday, October 18, 2013
Tinnitus: Mazda 6 Radar and Laser
In my previous post I mentioned that what was formerly thought of as non-thermal and non-ionizing radar is wrong. These sources of electromagnetic cell, DNA, and neurological damage are likely internally thermal and therefore internally ionizing. The electromagnetic heat is generated within the human body after the hydrogen in H20 splits from H20 to H + OH. Since humans are comprised of a great deal of water it makes sense that there are biological effects. DNA is suspended in liquid and when the liquid ionizes it breaks the DNA apart.
Many scientists have debated the biological effects of what was considered to be non-thermal and therefore non-ionizing radar. Numerous studies have shown human cell damage as a result of radar and low-level laser exposure. These studies have been conducted by major Universities, tri-service scientists, and highly reputable researchers for over 50 years.
Despite the overwhelming evidence of acute and latent health effects in mammals, industries continue to develop and release these radar and laser products citing that they are well within health standards.
The health standards should be adjusted before more of these radar equipped cars roll off of the assembly line. Most health standards regarding radio frequency radiation basically say that the regulators do not fully understand the biological effects of radio frequency radiation and therefore they will allow these products to be sold until further research determines otherwise. That does not mean that the product is safe.
In the U.S. we've had researchers since WWII showing biological effects (e.g. skin lesions, internal lesions, retinal damage, tinnitus, lymphatic cancer, EEG variation, blood disorders, behavioral disorders, etc.). The time to tighten up the regulations is now.
Californians are fortunate, we have been afforded the opportunity to opt-out of microwave Smartmeters on our homes. Unfortunately, we will not be able to opt-out of Mazda 6 drivers pinging our vehicles with radar and laser systems.
Tinnitus may be one of the many health risks attributable to radar exposure. The idea is that the radar signal bounces from the transmitting vehicle, bounces off of the conducting vehicle, and returns back into the transmitting vehicle.
What happens to the people in each car? My theory, is that the signal will pass through the eyes and travels into the brain of the occupants likely causing long-term optical and neurological declination (possibly including hyperacusis and tinnitus).
How is that possible? My theory is that since the inferior colliculus (part of the auditory system) of the midbrain and the superior colliculus (a visual center) are connected and we know that tinnitus can be caused by brain injury we can suggest that the visual pathway conducts radar and laser signals to the connected area in the brain and may indeed cause tinnitus (without any middle or inner ear damage). In this case, no amount of hearing protection can help.
In my view, it should be illegal for another driver to ping a radar signal or a laser from their vehicle to my vehicle, especially since I have hyperacusis and tinnitus and the source signal may make my condition permanently worse. Also, electromagnetic sensitivity is an internationally accepted health condition. The automobile industry would be smart to take this into consideration.
There is a law that is supposed to protect U.S. citizens from these products The Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968. The problem is that the law is not enforced. The law needs to be updated to include consumer radar systems prior to release to the public, not after release.
Although not a great risk to human health now, if the automobile industry continues to produce these electromagnetic radiation equipped vehicles without regard to human health then we should not be surprised as to the great increase in people with tinnitus that will be the result of the automobile industry's craving for profits.
I'd like to remind the automobile industry to think of safety first and human health over profits. Just imagine a traffic jam in a major city, in the future, and how much electromagnetic radiation would be produced if every car in the traffic jam had radar and laser transmission running simultaneously.
Can you drive a Mazda 6 now and experience tinnitus years later from your overexposure to radio frequency radiation? Yes, because the radar could send signals to your neurons and your auditory pathway that shorten human cell shelf-life and could cause cancer.
I like the design of the Mazda 6. It is sleek and edgy. I don't like it enough to experience permanent health issues from it, especially permanent hyperacusis or tinnitus.
More information:
http://electronicdesign.com/communications/millimeter-waves-will-expand-wireless-future
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1241519/pdf/ehp0111-000881.pdf
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/science/july-dec13/tinnitus_11-06.html
Many scientists have debated the biological effects of what was considered to be non-thermal and therefore non-ionizing radar. Numerous studies have shown human cell damage as a result of radar and low-level laser exposure. These studies have been conducted by major Universities, tri-service scientists, and highly reputable researchers for over 50 years.
Despite the overwhelming evidence of acute and latent health effects in mammals, industries continue to develop and release these radar and laser products citing that they are well within health standards.
The health standards should be adjusted before more of these radar equipped cars roll off of the assembly line. Most health standards regarding radio frequency radiation basically say that the regulators do not fully understand the biological effects of radio frequency radiation and therefore they will allow these products to be sold until further research determines otherwise. That does not mean that the product is safe.
In the U.S. we've had researchers since WWII showing biological effects (e.g. skin lesions, internal lesions, retinal damage, tinnitus, lymphatic cancer, EEG variation, blood disorders, behavioral disorders, etc.). The time to tighten up the regulations is now.
Californians are fortunate, we have been afforded the opportunity to opt-out of microwave Smartmeters on our homes. Unfortunately, we will not be able to opt-out of Mazda 6 drivers pinging our vehicles with radar and laser systems.
Tinnitus may be one of the many health risks attributable to radar exposure. The idea is that the radar signal bounces from the transmitting vehicle, bounces off of the conducting vehicle, and returns back into the transmitting vehicle.
What happens to the people in each car? My theory, is that the signal will pass through the eyes and travels into the brain of the occupants likely causing long-term optical and neurological declination (possibly including hyperacusis and tinnitus).
How is that possible? My theory is that since the inferior colliculus (part of the auditory system) of the midbrain and the superior colliculus (a visual center) are connected and we know that tinnitus can be caused by brain injury we can suggest that the visual pathway conducts radar and laser signals to the connected area in the brain and may indeed cause tinnitus (without any middle or inner ear damage). In this case, no amount of hearing protection can help.
In my view, it should be illegal for another driver to ping a radar signal or a laser from their vehicle to my vehicle, especially since I have hyperacusis and tinnitus and the source signal may make my condition permanently worse. Also, electromagnetic sensitivity is an internationally accepted health condition. The automobile industry would be smart to take this into consideration.
There is a law that is supposed to protect U.S. citizens from these products The Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968. The problem is that the law is not enforced. The law needs to be updated to include consumer radar systems prior to release to the public, not after release.
Although not a great risk to human health now, if the automobile industry continues to produce these electromagnetic radiation equipped vehicles without regard to human health then we should not be surprised as to the great increase in people with tinnitus that will be the result of the automobile industry's craving for profits.
I'd like to remind the automobile industry to think of safety first and human health over profits. Just imagine a traffic jam in a major city, in the future, and how much electromagnetic radiation would be produced if every car in the traffic jam had radar and laser transmission running simultaneously.
Can you drive a Mazda 6 now and experience tinnitus years later from your overexposure to radio frequency radiation? Yes, because the radar could send signals to your neurons and your auditory pathway that shorten human cell shelf-life and could cause cancer.
I like the design of the Mazda 6. It is sleek and edgy. I don't like it enough to experience permanent health issues from it, especially permanent hyperacusis or tinnitus.
More information:
http://electronicdesign.com/communications/millimeter-waves-will-expand-wireless-future
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1241519/pdf/ehp0111-000881.pdf
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/science/july-dec13/tinnitus_11-06.html
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Tinnitus: Non-Thermal Radiation Source
A non-thermal radiation source is typically defined as any electromagnetic radiation source other than atomic or heat generated. Microwave radar systems, Smartmeters, chordless phones, cellular phones are some examples of non-thermal radiation sources. As such these objects are considered non-hazardous to human health because they, in the minds of many regulating organizations, fall under the category of non-ionizing radiation.
The idea that non-thermal radiation may be harmful to human cells has been hotly debated by scientists from WWII to modern times.
The important question is not whether non-thermal radiation is harmful to humans. The important question is: How does non-thermal radiation harm humans? The answer, in my view, is that non-thermal radiation does exactly what thermal radiation does when humans are overexposed, it ionizes human water molecules.
Ionizing simply means that DNA, suspended in body fluid, is broken apart by the heating of the fluid that the DNA is suspended in. In short, it is an internal heat related DNA death or damage. People who are ionized have three kinds of DNA, first from mom, second from dad, and third from the ionizing source.
There is a modern test called F.I.S.H. that is performed by the NIH that can detect human ionization. This test should be provided for anyone who worked in close proximity to microwave radar systems.
Atomic veterans are assumed to be ionized due to the excessive gamma particles that bombarded them while they stood and watched detonations occur in the 1950s. Radar operators and police officers experience similar health issues as the atomic veterans.
I am going to prove that non-thermal (a.k.a. non-atomic) radiation does indeed ionize and therefore must have a biological effect on any object or living organism containing water molecules. The proof lies in the history of how microwave ovens were invented. The following quote is from Ratheon's History website, paragraph seven, page one (click the blue wording to go to the website):
"Raytheon engineer Percy Spencer discovered microwave cooking when, as he stood in front of an active magnetron, a candy bar in his pocket began to melt. Intrigued, he sent out for popcorn kernels – and they began to pop. With that, a new appliance was soon on its way."
We must ask the right questions. Why did the candy bar melt? Why did the popcorn pop? Both items were exposed to non-thermal non-atomic radiation. The answer is that the H2O molecules converted to H + OH and in the process released internal heat which altered the state of the candy bar and signaled the popcorn to pop. There was no external heat generated to make these items react.
I'll say it again, the magnetron was a non-thermal (non-atomic) external source of electromagnetic radiation that released internal heat. In addition to the candy bar melting, the water molecules inside of Percy Spencer, the human, must have also ionized and cause some degree of cell damage to him.
My point is that if electromagnetic radiation is conducted by the cochlear bone and the fluid inside of the cochlea or auditory pathway ionizes then it would be entirely possible for the heat that is released, through ionization, to damage the cilia cells causing tinnitus. This could especially happen in the use of microwave radars operating in E Band (2000-3000MHz), which is a similar frequency range to Spencer's magnetron, the source of exposure.
One way to test my theory is to place geckos in a terrarium and wait until they cling to the glass. Recreate the Percy Spencer chocolate bar incident but instead of melting a candy bar look to see if the geckos fall off of the glass when exposed to similar electromagnetic conditions. I believe that the tiny hair-like cells on the feet of geckos would react very similarly to how human cilia would react to electromagnetic stimuli (especially when exposed to the 2000-3000Mhz frequency).
There is a group of researchers at Berkeley called the Ciber group that focus on studying geckos and other animals for the development of consumer products (e.g. robots). I believe that they would be the perfect lab to conduct such a study on the electromagnetic field radiation effects on gecko hands to determine whether electromagnetic field radiation would disrupt human cilia cell signals and cause tinnitus.
I asked Ciber if the hair-like cells on gecko hands are in any way structurally similar to the hair-like cilia cells found in the human cochlea. I have not yet heard a response from them. It is not generally accepted in the scientific community that non-thermal radiation has any affect on biological systems. It takes a great deal of convincing to get an expert to take the idea seriously.
They should take the idea seriously though because, if I'm right, then future service members, military, police and radar operators can be spared the agony of a lifetime of tinnitus. I'm sure that no one took the idea of a radar magnetron melting a candy bar seriously, yet it happened and it was true. A candy bar was ionized by what we still consider today to be non-ionizing radiation. Cilia cells, in a similar way, may be ionized, die off, and never grow back.
If you are a researcher and you are interested in researching this topic further, feel free to contact me by leaving a comment with your email address.
The idea that non-thermal radiation may be harmful to human cells has been hotly debated by scientists from WWII to modern times.
The important question is not whether non-thermal radiation is harmful to humans. The important question is: How does non-thermal radiation harm humans? The answer, in my view, is that non-thermal radiation does exactly what thermal radiation does when humans are overexposed, it ionizes human water molecules.
Ionizing simply means that DNA, suspended in body fluid, is broken apart by the heating of the fluid that the DNA is suspended in. In short, it is an internal heat related DNA death or damage. People who are ionized have three kinds of DNA, first from mom, second from dad, and third from the ionizing source.
There is a modern test called F.I.S.H. that is performed by the NIH that can detect human ionization. This test should be provided for anyone who worked in close proximity to microwave radar systems.
Atomic veterans are assumed to be ionized due to the excessive gamma particles that bombarded them while they stood and watched detonations occur in the 1950s. Radar operators and police officers experience similar health issues as the atomic veterans.
I am going to prove that non-thermal (a.k.a. non-atomic) radiation does indeed ionize and therefore must have a biological effect on any object or living organism containing water molecules. The proof lies in the history of how microwave ovens were invented. The following quote is from Ratheon's History website, paragraph seven, page one (click the blue wording to go to the website):
"Raytheon engineer Percy Spencer discovered microwave cooking when, as he stood in front of an active magnetron, a candy bar in his pocket began to melt. Intrigued, he sent out for popcorn kernels – and they began to pop. With that, a new appliance was soon on its way."
We must ask the right questions. Why did the candy bar melt? Why did the popcorn pop? Both items were exposed to non-thermal non-atomic radiation. The answer is that the H2O molecules converted to H + OH and in the process released internal heat which altered the state of the candy bar and signaled the popcorn to pop. There was no external heat generated to make these items react.
I'll say it again, the magnetron was a non-thermal (non-atomic) external source of electromagnetic radiation that released internal heat. In addition to the candy bar melting, the water molecules inside of Percy Spencer, the human, must have also ionized and cause some degree of cell damage to him.
My point is that if electromagnetic radiation is conducted by the cochlear bone and the fluid inside of the cochlea or auditory pathway ionizes then it would be entirely possible for the heat that is released, through ionization, to damage the cilia cells causing tinnitus. This could especially happen in the use of microwave radars operating in E Band (2000-3000MHz), which is a similar frequency range to Spencer's magnetron, the source of exposure.
One way to test my theory is to place geckos in a terrarium and wait until they cling to the glass. Recreate the Percy Spencer chocolate bar incident but instead of melting a candy bar look to see if the geckos fall off of the glass when exposed to similar electromagnetic conditions. I believe that the tiny hair-like cells on the feet of geckos would react very similarly to how human cilia would react to electromagnetic stimuli (especially when exposed to the 2000-3000Mhz frequency).
There is a group of researchers at Berkeley called the Ciber group that focus on studying geckos and other animals for the development of consumer products (e.g. robots). I believe that they would be the perfect lab to conduct such a study on the electromagnetic field radiation effects on gecko hands to determine whether electromagnetic field radiation would disrupt human cilia cell signals and cause tinnitus.
I asked Ciber if the hair-like cells on gecko hands are in any way structurally similar to the hair-like cilia cells found in the human cochlea. I have not yet heard a response from them. It is not generally accepted in the scientific community that non-thermal radiation has any affect on biological systems. It takes a great deal of convincing to get an expert to take the idea seriously.
They should take the idea seriously though because, if I'm right, then future service members, military, police and radar operators can be spared the agony of a lifetime of tinnitus. I'm sure that no one took the idea of a radar magnetron melting a candy bar seriously, yet it happened and it was true. A candy bar was ionized by what we still consider today to be non-ionizing radiation. Cilia cells, in a similar way, may be ionized, die off, and never grow back.
If you are a researcher and you are interested in researching this topic further, feel free to contact me by leaving a comment with your email address.
Monday, October 14, 2013
Tinnitus: Ozone
Some laser printers have been identified as having possible health risks associated with the emission of ozone that can be inhaled deep into the alveoli of the lungs and enter the bloodstream. This can create all kinds of acute and chronic health issues like respiratory problems, heart problems, central nervous system issues, behavioral changes, asthma, cancer, and tinnitus. The National Institute for Health has deemed laser printers to be genotoxic (e.g. DNA killers).
As far as I know, scientific researchers have not offered any specific information about a possible link between the ozone released by some laser printers to tinnitus. My theory is that because certain drugs exist that are known to be ototoxins, it is possible that the ozone released by some laser printers are acting like ototoxic drugs once inhaled.
Most people with asthma use an inhaler. The inhaler usually immediately arrests the asthma attack. Now imagine sitting next to a laser printer that is releasing ozone particles that you are breathing. It would be like using an inhaler full of toxin for hours or like sitting next to a car exhaust.
Plug-in ionizers can also produce ozone. Never purchase an ozone ionizer if you have tinnitus, it could cause your tinnitus to flare-up or get permanently worse. Never purchase a "positive" ionizer if you have tinnitus. The National Institute for Health has determined that ozone treatment for tinnitus is not valid. A "negative" ionizer that is not ozone producing may be somewhat beneficial to human health. The problem is that the company's that sell ionizers don't often share whether the ionizer is ozone producing or positive or not, in their marketing literature. We've been marketed to believe that ions are good. It is not true. Positive ions are bad.
I believe F.G. Sulman was right to point out that ozone triggers the pineal gland to produce excess serotonin in some people leaving them with a kind of euphoric mood and may improve sleep in the short term. In the long-term breathing ozone is harmful.
Here is an example of an ozone producing ionizer:
http://www.amazon.com/AAP-50-Plug-In-Adjustable-Purifier/dp/B007Y9RBX4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1383973536&sr=8-2&keywords=Adjustable+Plug+In+Air+Purifier
Researchers, please look into this issue. If it is true, and I'm right, then there may be people suffering from tinnitus who were exposed to laser printer ozone. The patient would have had no sudden noise induced event or traumatic brain injury as the cause yet would have had long exposure to laser printer ozone.
More information:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22095199
http://www.news.qut.edu.au/cgi-bin/WebObjects/News.woa/wa/news_item?ni=10855
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23100082
As far as I know, scientific researchers have not offered any specific information about a possible link between the ozone released by some laser printers to tinnitus. My theory is that because certain drugs exist that are known to be ototoxins, it is possible that the ozone released by some laser printers are acting like ototoxic drugs once inhaled.
Most people with asthma use an inhaler. The inhaler usually immediately arrests the asthma attack. Now imagine sitting next to a laser printer that is releasing ozone particles that you are breathing. It would be like using an inhaler full of toxin for hours or like sitting next to a car exhaust.
Plug-in ionizers can also produce ozone. Never purchase an ozone ionizer if you have tinnitus, it could cause your tinnitus to flare-up or get permanently worse. Never purchase a "positive" ionizer if you have tinnitus. The National Institute for Health has determined that ozone treatment for tinnitus is not valid. A "negative" ionizer that is not ozone producing may be somewhat beneficial to human health. The problem is that the company's that sell ionizers don't often share whether the ionizer is ozone producing or positive or not, in their marketing literature. We've been marketed to believe that ions are good. It is not true. Positive ions are bad.
I believe F.G. Sulman was right to point out that ozone triggers the pineal gland to produce excess serotonin in some people leaving them with a kind of euphoric mood and may improve sleep in the short term. In the long-term breathing ozone is harmful.
Here is an example of an ozone producing ionizer:
http://www.amazon.com/AAP-50-Plug-In-Adjustable-Purifier/dp/B007Y9RBX4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1383973536&sr=8-2&keywords=Adjustable+Plug+In+Air+Purifier
Researchers, please look into this issue. If it is true, and I'm right, then there may be people suffering from tinnitus who were exposed to laser printer ozone. The patient would have had no sudden noise induced event or traumatic brain injury as the cause yet would have had long exposure to laser printer ozone.
More information:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22095199
http://www.news.qut.edu.au/cgi-bin/WebObjects/News.woa/wa/news_item?ni=10855
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23100082
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Tinnitus: Noise Canceling Headphones
If you are suffering from subjective tinnitus and or hyperacusis, Bose Noise Canceling 20i Headphones may help you to recover some of your quality of life. If you are avoiding movies, airplanes, trains, long car trips, sporting events, general staff meetings, wedding receptions, etc. then you may want to try these headphones. You do not even need to plug these headphones into a device. You simply press a button and the headphones quiet down annoying background noise and may prevent your tinnitus from getting worse.
You can try the headphones for 14 days if you purchase them from your local Apple store.
There's only one problem. The battery in the headphones may not last for longer than an hour and a half or so. You may want to consider purchasing a mini-usb charger to keep the headphones powered for hours.
This link will give you an idea of the type of charger that I'm talking about:
http://www.amazon.com/Duracell-Instant-Charger-Includes-Universal/dp/B002FU6KF2/ref=pd_bxgy_cps_img_y
If you purchase both you may find some much needed quality of life improvement. You can go to that wedding, special event, movie, the county fair, etc. Drop me a note if this works for you.
More information:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/HB764VC/A/bose-quietcomfort-20i-acoustic-noise-cancelling-headphones?fnode=3d
You can try the headphones for 14 days if you purchase them from your local Apple store.
There's only one problem. The battery in the headphones may not last for longer than an hour and a half or so. You may want to consider purchasing a mini-usb charger to keep the headphones powered for hours.
This link will give you an idea of the type of charger that I'm talking about:
http://www.amazon.com/Duracell-Instant-Charger-Includes-Universal/dp/B002FU6KF2/ref=pd_bxgy_cps_img_y
If you purchase both you may find some much needed quality of life improvement. You can go to that wedding, special event, movie, the county fair, etc. Drop me a note if this works for you.
More information:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/HB764VC/A/bose-quietcomfort-20i-acoustic-noise-cancelling-headphones?fnode=3d
Friday, September 27, 2013
Tinnitus: Hyperbaric Treatment vs. SCUBA Diving
I tried a hyperbaric chamber yesterday for one hour. I was unaffected by the pressure. The tinnitus was as loud coming out of the chamber as it was when I entered the chamber. I do get some relief when I SCUBA dive in the open ocean and I am now even more perplexed as to why that relief happens in the ocean.
It is only logical that pressure or temperature would be the source of relief. I've tried ice vests, cold water, and now the hyperbaric chamber...I'm stumped. Perhaps the brain just shifts gears while diving. Perhaps the salt water environment somehow alters the brainwaves or EEG levels at depth. Who knows? It is an odd phenomena. Divers with tinnitus, please comment and let me know if you experience relief while SCUBA diving.
It is only logical that pressure or temperature would be the source of relief. I've tried ice vests, cold water, and now the hyperbaric chamber...I'm stumped. Perhaps the brain just shifts gears while diving. Perhaps the salt water environment somehow alters the brainwaves or EEG levels at depth. Who knows? It is an odd phenomena. Divers with tinnitus, please comment and let me know if you experience relief while SCUBA diving.
Monday, September 16, 2013
Tinnitus: Cars That Cancel Traffic Noise
A noisy car, squeaky brakes, and traffic background noise can amplify subjective tinnitus and or hyperacusis. As a result, a long drive can be very difficult for people who suffer from these conditions.
Good news! According to Consumer Reports (April 2013) the automobile industry has begun to sell cars that have noise cancellation technology built-in. The technology is similar to modern noise cancellation headphone technology. Here is a list of vehicles that have the technology built-in.
Acura (ILX, RDX, and TSX)
Chevrolet Impala
Honda Accord
Crosstour
Odyssey
Cadillac
Lincoln
Ford (C-max, Fusion Hybrid)
If you are considering purchasing a new vehicle then you may want to research this topic further. Here's the link: http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2013/02/cool-car-features-you-can-buy-now/index.htm
Tinnitus: Discrimination
Yesterday I heard a BBC radio report about a man with Parkinson's Disease and how he was detained by police because he looked as if he was fidgeting and showed hardly any facial emotion. It was his non-verbal communication that the police perceived as suspicious behavior.
I started wondering about tinnitus sufferers and how we may be inadvertently sending similar non-verbal communications signals to people around us. If we lack sleep we may appear lazy, bored, fatigued, uninterested, and distant.
After a few evenings of total sleeplessness we could be more easily agitated and fidgety. If the tinnitus is very loud we may not know that we are talking over it and so what we perceive to be normal speech may be misperceived by other people as shouting or aggressive behavior. People with hyperacusis and tinnitus may begin to slur words due to grogginess. Slurring words could be misperceived as being drunk.
A friend of mine was accused of being drunk at work, as a flight attendant, and she was placed on administrative leave until, after some tests, it turned out that she was suffering from early signs of muscular dystrophy (a non-visible disability at first). The false accusation really was a stressful ordeal for her.
Tinnitus, like Parkinson's Dissease, is a non-visible disability. Discrimination is typically just a misinterpretation of unintended non-verbal communication. This is why I make sure to communicate my condition during important situations where the stakeholders need to know. Think of police as stakeholders. If, hypothetically, I get pulled over for a broken tail light I would immediately communicate to the police officer that I sometimes speak over my auditory condition and that it can be misunderstood as nervousness, shouting, and anger.
Other stakeholders (people who need to know about your tinnitus) may include:
Spouse
Family
Friends
Medical Practitioners
Supervisor
Co-workers
I started wondering about tinnitus sufferers and how we may be inadvertently sending similar non-verbal communications signals to people around us. If we lack sleep we may appear lazy, bored, fatigued, uninterested, and distant.
After a few evenings of total sleeplessness we could be more easily agitated and fidgety. If the tinnitus is very loud we may not know that we are talking over it and so what we perceive to be normal speech may be misperceived by other people as shouting or aggressive behavior. People with hyperacusis and tinnitus may begin to slur words due to grogginess. Slurring words could be misperceived as being drunk.
A friend of mine was accused of being drunk at work, as a flight attendant, and she was placed on administrative leave until, after some tests, it turned out that she was suffering from early signs of muscular dystrophy (a non-visible disability at first). The false accusation really was a stressful ordeal for her.
Tinnitus, like Parkinson's Dissease, is a non-visible disability. Discrimination is typically just a misinterpretation of unintended non-verbal communication. This is why I make sure to communicate my condition during important situations where the stakeholders need to know. Think of police as stakeholders. If, hypothetically, I get pulled over for a broken tail light I would immediately communicate to the police officer that I sometimes speak over my auditory condition and that it can be misunderstood as nervousness, shouting, and anger.
Other stakeholders (people who need to know about your tinnitus) may include:
Spouse
Family
Friends
Medical Practitioners
Supervisor
Co-workers
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Tinnitus: Aspirin
According to the National Institute for Health aspirin does cause tinnitus. Since I already have tinnitus, I learned that aspirin increases the volume and annoyance level. Usually the volume will come back down in a day or two.
I realized that, for me, a major headache that lasts for hours is more endurable than major tinnitus that lasts for days. I now avoid aspirin. I use an ice pack applied to the back of the neck as a natural remedy for headache and I simply go outside and walk. You'd be amazed at how a quick change in environment can cure a headache. I try to take a ten minute walk twice per day.
If you have heart problems and your doctor says that you must take aspirin then you should follow your doctor's instructions.
More information:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18225604
More information:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18225604
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