Are tinnitus and chronic pain alike? Very much so, believes pain researcher Prof. Peter McNaughton from King’s College London. He discovered a drug that works through ion channels on both chronic pain and tinnitus.
Peter also talks about his rather controversial belief that tinnitus is a peripheral rather than central phenomenon, meaning that it originates in the ear and/or other outer areas of the nervous system, rather than in the brain. If he is right, this would open up new avenues for treatment.
(00:00) Is Tinnitus Like Pain?
(08:48) Mechanisms of Chronic Pain & Tinnitus
(16:52) Ion Channels
(25:14) Could HCN2 Inhibitor Drugs Work on Tinnitus?
(28:44) Relation to Similar Research Projects
(35:05) Drug Discovery Process
(44:51) Getting Pharma Companies to Invest
(53:59) How Quickly Can Peter’s Drug Come to Market?
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