Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 September 2022
1529. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health if he will provide information regarding any ongoing research projects or studies within the Irish health system into the causes, treatment and cures for chronic and transient tinnitus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42122/22]
View answerIn preparing a response to the Deputy’s question, officials in the Department of Health sought the input of the Health Research Board (HRB), the largest funder of health research in the state. The HRB has not received any applications for funding for research projects in this area in recent years and, as a result, does not currently fund research in this area. The HRB would welcome applications in this area.
The above notwithstanding, the deputy’s attention is drawn to a large clinical trial of a neuromodulation device for tinnitus treatment. This trial was conducted in the HRB-funded Clinical Trials Facility in St. James’s Hospital. The trial was funded by an industry partner and the results were published in NATURE. The article in question is available at the following link: www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-13875-x.
