Good tidings come in many different
forms. In the case of tinnitus, it is in the form of the
zebrafish .
Zebrafish is helping tinnitus
by
providing valuable research opportunities for tinnitus
related studies. Considering that millions of people
world wide have been suffering from tinnitus, it is a
wonder why more research is not underway to find a
lasting and reliable cure to the problem. Perhaps it is
not an attractive enough problem to entice funds.
Most of the studies and
research that is associated with tinnitus and has
produced valuable insight into the medical condition has
come very late and are still too few. Until very
recently, the problem of tinnitus was in fact grossly
misunderstood and underrated. Most tinnitus suffers were
left to themselves to find some kind of relief. Indeed,
there are more tinnitus ‘relief’ options today than cure
options.
How does zebrafish help
tinnitus?
A professor of Molecular
pharmacology, Professor Ernest Moore, is credited with
insightful research done on zebrafish for purposes of
finding a cure to tinnitus. So how can a fish help
tinnitus?
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Zebrafish is a type of
tropical fish – one you can find in some aquariums. This
fish has body parts closely resembling the human ear.
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The close resemblance helps in
investigations about the functioning of the ear,
tinnitus associated behavior, as well as reactions to
(and effects of) medications and drugs
.
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After well researched
studies on the zebrafish, Professor Moore claims to have
arrived at a possible solution to the problem of
tinnitus. Studies of the effects of this cure on the
zebrafish seem to have yielded positive
results.
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Zebrafish researched
drugs contain the possibility of reversing cell behavior
in the hair like growth inside the ears. This reversal
of cell behavior induces return to normal sounds and
hearing functions of the ear.
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The tinnitus cure that has been
produced as a result of tests on zebrafish is now said
to be ready for clinical trials on humans. When found
successful this tinnitus cure will be readily available
in the markets to douse the sounds of tinnitus
.
Decisions to choose any kind
of tinnitus cure needs to be taken only after
consultations with doctors in order to verify the cause
of the tinnitus. A lot of times tinnitus is closely
related to a more serious condition in the body; a
systematic and holistic approach is therefore called for
in order to correctly treat tinnitus.
