Normally it is not good business practice to talk about one’s competitors but I have been getting so many emails asking about this particular matter that I decided I need to check it out and report back to our readers.

The emails all referred to a web site curefortinnitus dot com which is marketing an ebook by Geoff Barker that offers you 11 proven tinnitus cures that work in less than 2 weeks…

Well, it sounded so wonderful that I just had to check it out and here are my findings:

In my opinion this site  curefortinnitus dot com is simply a site designed to milk tinnitus sufferers and it does a really good job of it.

• I bought the book - it is 24 double spaced pages of large type that cost me $37.00!
• A complete waste of my money and my time!
• There is simply nothing of substance in the book to justify the cost.
• I certainly could not find any of the proven tinnitus cures he speaks about at his website.

I decided to check some of the claims he makes at his web site against what is actually written in his book.

“I have put every Tinnitus remedy to the test and now the results are in… “ - If he has tested any remedies he is keeping those results a closely guarded secret - no results are even made mention of in the book!

“The best treatment for YOU (Get a personalized treatment on page 8)” - This sends you via an affiliate link to another web site that sells Brainwave audio products. This is the best tinnitus treatment for you? This is just to milk some more money out of tinnitus sufferers via his affiliate check.

  “The fastest way to STOP the ringing noise (discover this at page 9)” - Absolutely nothing about stopping ear ringing noises quickly just a general description of tinnitus…

“Get the 6 secret recipes that can stop YOUR Tinnitus (Look at this breakthrough on page 15)” - Well as hard as I looked, I couldn’t find a breakthrough! Just some homeopathic ingredient information that are said to have some benefit to tinnitus sufferers. This same information is available at all of the T-Gone product pages and our producy ingredient listing pages.

“Prevent Tinnitus the easy way (I bet you didn’t consider this every time you went to work! Live by the rules on page 17)” - Here are his rules “By far the most effective remedy is to lead a healthier lifestyle. As we mentioned before, paying close attention to diet and exercise, not smoking or drinking in excess, and simple lifestyle changes can do wonders for tinnitus.”

Maybe he read Ellen’s Free book on tinnitus which contains no fluff and is 120 pages long?

Proven remedies that can work for you. Choose from 11 Tinnitus remedies that you can perform yourself, right now in the office or at home. (Get hold of this priceless information on pages 18 - 24!) - Again this is just hype! I found no remedies to choose from…

And here are his remedies:

• Diet And Exercise: This has already been stated, but a healthier lifestyle is a surefire way to reduce your symptoms over the long run.
• Record A Soothing Sound: Many people notice that certain sounds help to alleviate the symptoms of their tinnitus, take running water for example. If you notice your tinnitus goes away when you’re taking a shower, record it and take it with you.
• Reduce Stress: Stress can really cause your tinnitus to flare up. Take time to relax, take some deep breathes, and do something that you really enjoy and find relaxing.
• Avoid Loud Noises: Again, common sense. But tinnitus can get worse over time. There is no reason to continue exposing yourself to loud noises and running the risk of aggravating your condition.
• Chew Dried Fruit: Not only is chewing dried fruit healthy, but it can also help to stimulate vascular activity around the inner ear and reduce your symptoms overall.
• Avoid Aspirin: Aspirin can be great as an antiinflammatory drug, but studies show that aspirin may also increase the symptoms of tinnitus. So if you need an antiinflammatory, try a different medication.

I actually only see six suggestions there, certainly no proven tinnitus cures as his hype suggests.

The sad thing is that this website is selling thousands of copies and each one of those people is left feeling totally ripped off.

And who can blame them.

I certainly felt ripped off and I was only doing some research!

 There are literally hundreds of his affiliates selling this book all over the internet.

If you do a Google search for tinnitus or tinnitus cure and you will most likely come across at least 3 or 4 of his affiliates all trumpeting how his secret 11 tinnitus cures will cure your tinnitus in 2 weeks, or less!

Judging by the number of affiliates he has selling it, and the ClickBank blurb where he entices affiliates to promote this rubbish he is definitely out to make a killing!

Next I went along to ClickBank to see what he offers his affiliates.  Below is the exact text in Clickbank where you can signup as one of his affiliates:

Cure For Tinnitus - Help People Stop The Ringing In Their Ears. Conversions A Great With This Niche Product. Get In Early And Make A Killing.

• I think that says it all for me, “GET IN QUICK AND MAKE A KILLING!”

What a scam, I’ll be asking for my money back.

There is more information about tinnitus and it’s causes on the front page of t-gone.com than in the whole of the 24 pages of this so-called book.

Below are some of his affiliate sites that sell his book which I found by doing a Google search for tinnitus.

Cure-My-Tinnitus dot com
11 Proven Techniques Will Help You
Eliminate That Annoying Noise Now!

Best Cure For Tinnitus
11 Proven Techniques Will Help You
Eliminate That Annoying Noise Now!
www.CuresandTreatments dot org

Tinnitus Relief From Home
Try 11 proven Tinnitus cures at
home! Instant online download - $37
www.MeView dot org

Stop The Ringing
How to Stop The Ringing In
your Ears in 11 simple steps!
www.treattinnitus dot com

Stop Tinnitus Guaranteed
Stop the ringing in your ears.
Immediate Download! Only $37.
Tinnitus.ReBeep dot com

Tinnitus
Effective tinnitus remedy. 6 secret
recipes. 82.5% success rate.
www.easytinnituscure dot com

Looking to Tinnitus Cure?
11 technologies to Cure Tinnitus
Proven by thousands. Must see.
StopEarRinging.top-three dot com

It is just awful that there are so many sharks out there willing to prey on the vulnerable just to make a quick buck.

Please can you post your thoughts and perhaps also let me know about any other sites I should know about.

John Currie
T-Gone Tinnitus Remedies

Tags: Ringing In Ears, Tinnitus & Related Blogs, Tinnitus News, Tinnitus Questions, t-gone

Thank you for the helpful reminders concerning the use of Ipods and MP3 players.  You’re absolutely right, of course. These devices are real assets when used properly, but when they are turned up too loud they become real liabilities.

The reason I’m writing is to ask about something else regarding iPods and MP3 players. I was wondering if it is recommendable to use these devices for tinnitus masking purposes? I’ve come across several websites that advertise white noise and other sounds that can be downloaded in MP3 format and which can then be transferred to one’s iPod for listening on the go.

Audiologists also provide such devices to tinnitus patients, calling them “white noise sound generators” (WSG). These are state of the art devices and they are customized for each user. The only problem is that they are prohibitively expensive. So for masking purposes I was wondering if in your view the WSG’s could well be the equivalent of MP3 players?

You may have concluded I’m a believer in sound therapy as being an effective treatment modality for subjective tinnitus.  Indeed, I subscribe to the principles of using sound therapy/enrichment as explained by Jasterboff andHaskel in their neuro-physiological model for tinnitus.

This is not to say I automatically discount the effects of homeopathic or other remedies. However for the time being I am giving sound therapy a go, and so I was wondering if you would be good enough to answer my questions above, concerning the use of iPods and white noise (low broadband) versus the use of the WSG’s.

Thank you for your website and its always informative tips and suggestions regarding tinnitus. I appreciate and admire you for all your selfless support, outreach and encouragement for those of us who experience tinnitus.

Peter Rossner
Montreal, Canada

Hello Peter,

We have many thousands of clients who believe in, and indeed find temporary relief from tinnitus using white noise to mask those continual tinnitus noises. They use it to get to sleep at night, to concentrate while reading or simply to forget the noise for a while while they are working.

I am of the opinion that most of these really expensive devices are simply a waste of  time and money and that they same could be achieved using the WSGs as you call them or even the many white noise CDs and MP3s that are available. Indeed we sometimes battle to keep up with the supply of our white noise masking CDs .

Some of these devices cost as much as $3,500 and are really little more than a glorified MP3 player preloaded with white noise “tailored” to suit your profile. Prior to releasing our CDs last year we did extensive surveys regarding tinnitus masking using white noise. It really is popular but provides only short term relief of tinnitus, a fact I am sure you are aware of.

You could for instance, buy some white noise masking CDs , copy them to your MP3 player and probably get just as much temporary relief as one of those expensive devices will provide. Indeed I have yet to hear of anyone who has got lasting relief from using these devices and we have in excess of 40,000 visitors to the site each month.

Hope this helps to clarify your thinking and thanks for the kind comments:)

John Currie

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I’m a musician and an electrical engineer for a fortune 50 company and have a small business of my own as well. In my business I design guitars, music products, pre-amps and high quality digital audio products. I really NEED my ears for what I do. Being a musician, I have had “occasional” high frequency “ringing” in my ears many years ago but never ever like the horrible ringing I’m experiencing now. Years ago, I would just go to bed with the ringing and in the next morning the ringing would all be gone!

So here is how I know I received a really bad case of tinnitus just this past year. I was preparing my first exhibit for the 2008 NAMM trade show in January. Just a few months prior to January I purchased and was running a few new power tools. Specifically a power hand router for cutting grooves into the wood of solid body electric guitars. I wore eye protection but no ear protection.

The sound was loud and I don’t know what I was thinking by not providing ear protection for myself! I was a man on a mission and had to get these proto-type guitars ready for the show. The ringing came later. I was fine while at the trade show but upon returning home just two days after getting off the plane and being back on the east coast, I noticed this very loud ringing.

Now, my ears would hurt with the sounds around me. Pots and pans clanging would send me through the roof! I was really freaking out. I went to two ENT’s who said that this is a warning sign and that there is nothing that can be done about the ringing aside from the possible use of tranquilizers. This was very upsetting and unacceptable to me.

I did much due-diligence and found several sites for tinnitus along with your site. I must say I was quite skeptical and left a message on your toll free line. But when I received a call back later that same evening from Ellen and was able to explain what had happened to me, we were able to figure out the correct treatment right away. This brought me to tears because I was really relieved to understand that this is science at work and my hopes for a recovery could be true again.

I must have unknowingly really hurt my ears bad. We are talking about several weeks of working with loud routers a foot or two away from your head. I’m on my third bottle from my first 3 month supply of type-4 T-Gone and have just ordered another course of type 4 extra strength.

It has been quite slow but I can say that the treatment has been making a positive difference. Back in mid January and February, the ringing was intolerable, then it got slightly better, now it seems to subside between the hours of 9:00 AM and 4:00 AM each day.

Now, I ask myself is this an intolerable day or a tolerable day? I’m having more tolerable days and really want my ears back. I still have a ways to go and continue to ask for God’s help, help from my family and friends and continue with the T-Gone treatments with the hope that it gets even better over time in reducing the ear sensitivity and ringing.

Thanks for that call back Ellen,

Eric

Hi Eric,

I am so pleased to get this type of email and to be able to use it to helps others who may be skeptical as you were.

It does often help to talk to Ellen, even when you are taking the remedies, we could all do with some help

As Ellen advised you, the T-Gone Remedies are not a quick fix but many people do not realize this in today’s fast world! In your case, being a musician was most certainly the root cause of your tinnitus and the work you did with the power tools was obviously an aggravating factor.

Tinnitus resulting from noise induced cochlea damage does not happen overnight and it will take many months of patience and persistence (as you are proving right now) to get your life back to normality. But it will happen. You will notice that those good days start getting more frequent that the bad days. Keep it up!

Please just take care to wear the best hearing protection available when playing music or working with power tools to avoid new damage or to worsen the damage you have already suffered.

Congratulations Eric, your inspirational message qualifies you as a winner in our competition and will soon be contacted by Alexis who will arrange to send you a further 90 day supply of the remedies with our compliments!

Kind regards,

John Currie

Tags: Tinnitus & Related Blogs, Tinnitus Articles, Tinnitus News, Tinnitus Questions, t-gone

You can also use out toll free number 0800 314 2910 to get quick answers to your tinnitus questions.

Elva Andrade

Chris Welch

Hello there.
Well this is Chris, here: a part time piano tutor, choir accompanist and school pianist.

I’ve experienced Tinnitus, permanently, for two years now. It’s in the form of “hissing”. My mother also experienced it in 1978 - 79. She experienced a “whooshing” sound. At the time, it was referred to as ‘Nerve deafness’.

I had purchased a cannister type vaccum cleaner some years ago, I hardly used it but for four times a year.
It was “way over the top”, so to speak, in volume. In fact, after I’d switch it off I would still hear it in my head (or ears. It was too loud!!

In a matter of two weeks I experienced the “hissing” coming and going. I remembered my Mother experiencing it and how it made her feel!! (…..)

Two years ago I was busy playing the new digital organ, in a village church near here, - practising for a concert which was to be at the church. Suddenly, the “hissing” came back. I knew what it was!! I “DIDN’T want it!! I thought I’d better take care!
Well, a week or two after that, I panicked at night, had dry mouths, kept sitting up and shaking during the night. I was terrified! Even the outside world, the countryside and all, seemed not the same any more!
I phoned a friend, at 4am one morning, and asked could I go down to their home (which was down the road or so from here). I was in such a state. How was I going to cope with this? I really prayed to god for His help. Working and putting a smile on my face, being positive and cheery was difficult - I felt like crying all the time.

I discovered that experiencing Tinnitius was very common and realising that I was NOT the ONLY one experiencing it was a big help and comfort. Talking to others - who are in the “same boat” - is a great help, although I do find that talking about it causes one to hear the symptoms / “sound”, when it usually goes into the background when not talking or thinking about it.
I really do DISLIKE it and REFUSE to refer to it as “MY tinnitus”. - It ISN’T mine! - I never invited it! - It’s a squaatter! - It’s NOT welcome and it’s certainly NOT staying!!!!!!!!!

I’m a chrsitian and believe that God is the healer, even though He uses remedies - which are a good help.
I’m using the Tinnitus remedy for “Noise and cochleaur damage along side Healthspan’s Ginkgo Biloba one a day.
I’m 3/4 the way through the first of the three Tinnitus remedy bottles i have. I’m expecting to have obtained 100% “clear”results by the end of the third bottle!!!

Thank you, John and Ellen, for your website and information which have been well thought out and put together, a grand help to us all.
I wish you, and the dear ones who use the products and share their experiences, all the best and encourage you all to be positive in achieving “your objective(s) concerning relief/healing.

Chris

John, I have been battling with myself now for over a year to try T-Gone. I have tried everything and had no luck. The doctors say ” there is no cure, learn to live with it.”

I am ordering my first order today John. After reading all the good results, I can’t not help but try T-Gone. I read all the good results and there has to be something to it. Tennitus can make you crazy, you get little rest and so tired of hearing that constant ringing sound.

Your sale is a blessing to me because after nearly eleven years working with one dr., I was laid off and have not been able to find work. I honestly cannot afford to buy this product. It is financially a chance I am taking. Reviews are good. I can hardly wait to start the daily regiment.

Thirteen years ago, we decided to raise a niece and nephew 2 and 4 years old. These little ones had no place to go and a mother who would not take care of them in the proper manner. My husband and I were in our 50’s. We still had two children at home ourselves. I stayed totally stressed out, for one child had serious problems. I never gave up on him, but I did develop tinnitus. I just thought I had stress until tennitis set in.
God blessed us with these added children to our home and family and we love them very much. I am going to take a chance on T-Gone and pray there will be a blessing there too. Somedays, the ringing is louder than others, but it always there and always loud. There is only one description of tennitus and that is “horrible and never ending.”

I truly pray to God I will be one of your success stories John.

Eager to start T-Gone. Sincerely, Elva Andrade

Joan Sadler

I have been suffering with Tinnitus (as I know it today) for over two years. However, I have had problems with my left ear, in particular, for over 50 years.

I had some repeated trauma to my face and head, earlier in life. None in the last 30 years. I also suffered with what was termed as hysterical deafness, and other temporary hearing losses.

Don’t know what triggered the present tinnitus, but it has been and still is a horrible ordeal. I can’t rest at night, because of the footstep sounds that I hear, when I put my head on the pillow. I am depressed to the point that I want to stay drugged up, in order to sleep.

I have a close friend who suffers also and describes hers as a “one note symphony”. My notes vary in pitch and intensity depending on food and drink intake, stress/emotional state.

Don’t think I can go on much longer. I have an ENT appointment in a few weeks. It has been cancelled by the office twice. I was seen the last time a year ago. I had an audio test and some other things done. Nothing for the tinnitus.

Mysteriously, I found a booklet in the mailbox from the Tinnitus Society intended for someone on another street, that sounded like the name of my street.

After reading this magazine, I realized that I do, indeed, have a problem and that I am not alone. I need help ASAP. I am so happy to have found this site and I fully intend to use it to the best of my ability.

Thank you for allowing me to vent. It helps when someone understands where you’re coming from.

I have been suffering with, what I know today as Tinnitus, for over 2 years and before that various problems with my ears, especially the left one.

I was evaluated by an ENT and diagnosis of Tinnitus was made. I was never told what the cause could be or what triggered the onset. I am scheduled to see this same specialist in a few weeks. The office has cancelled twice.
and I was beginning to feel that there was really, no help/hope.

Mysteriously, I found a magazine from the Tinnitus Society in my mailbox, intended for someone else, with a street name similar to mine. Then I found this website.

Today I have hope. I’m going to play the cards I’ve been dealt.

Hello Joan,

You are always welcome to call Ellen at our toll free number 0800 314 2910 She is a tinnitus sufferer herself and offers support and advice to tinnitus sufferers who need some help.

You should also read her book which is free to all visitors to our site. You can download her book by clicking on this link http://www.t-gone.com/Living-Tinnitus-Free.zip

Please remember you are indeed not alone and we will always do our very best to assist you in relieving those tinnitus symptoms that are bothering that much.

Gary J

In came across T-Gone Tinnitus remedies doing some basic google research as my Tinnitus was starting to annoy me. Mine, I guess, was caused by being around military jet areoplanes ( yes this is the correct spelling !) during a 21 year career in the RNZAF. Although we were supplied ear defenders, I suspect that the technology in late 60’s and 70’s was not good enough. Anyway after taking T-gone for 2 months I can report that my Tinnitus has reduced to about half level and some days I don’t notice it at all. I have a months supply to complete and my tinnitus should well under control by the end of that!..
One thing though, even though I tried several times I couldn’t stomach the taste after chewing the capsules, so mine have been swallowed whole!! Thanks to John & Ellen and everyone at T-Gone…

John Decharo

Hi,
My name is john I am 58 years old. I worked in noisy environments for at least 12 years but the last 15 years or so I have not been in noisy work places. I used to hunt and used a shot gun but haven’t done much of that for the last 1o years or so. I have had a history of sinus problems and had two sinus surgeries over the past two years. On two occasssions my ent prescribed antibiotics which I took for extended period of time. I woke up this past january about the second week with a slight ringing sensation in my ear only one the right one. Just prior to that day I was under exteme stress working and fulfilling a promise I made for a very good friend. I was heading up a renovation project for him on one of his rental properties and had a deadline because I was to undergo my second sinus surgery. So I was under very much pressure. Also I was taking anthistamines and Ibuprophen which seemed to help my constant post nasal drip.
I have had two hearing tests, an MRI (which came back negative) allergy tests and an examine by my ENT and another Allergy type ENT. My hearing tests both concluded I had lost high frequency hearing. So I elected to purchase hearing aids which I have had for two weeks now. I started taking T-gone remedies about two months ago, since I was exposed to noise and need hearing aids, have sinus problems, and still under stress I use the #3,4 & 7 remedies. I have been very insistent on staying away from salt (reading labels) sugar, alcohol, I don’t smoke, coffee and choclate. I have lost 20 pounds since january. I have good days and bad ones. Sometimes my tinnitus sounds as though it is cental ( in m brain) other times it sounds as though it is comming directly from my ear. I get hissing and a high pitch in my ear. I am taking something to help sleep at night and relax me but will stop as soon as the T-gone remedies kick in 100% I am starting to see some relief It seems as the better days are more often than before. I am eating tons of fruit (juicing apples and carrots and vegetables. I also take Giinko, Calcium/ magnesium supplement, lipoflavanoids, coq10, and a Mans Mulit vitamin. I started chiropractic treatments two weeks ago as well. I will stay on the T-gone regiment until I get my life back as good as it was before. I believe in the product because of John and Ellen’s honesty and they believe in it too!
Thanks for listening,
John Decharo

Tags: Tinnitus & Related Blogs

Here is the big surprise, in the spirit of the Big Summer Sale we have decided to have a little competition.

Now here are all the details:

• After Martin’s story which is posted below you can leave comments so I want you to please write your story in the comments section below, I want to know how your tinnitus was caused and if you have had success on the road to recovery in your battle with tinnitus.
• On Friday when we end the Big Summer Sale we are going to read all the stories posted on the blog and we will also send out a survey to get your opinion to find out which stories you thought were the best.
• The people who get chosen to have the 3 most inspirational stories will get a FREE 90 day supply of any remedy they choose we will announce the winners early next week.
• Plus I will make a video for each of the 3 stories and discuss my thoughts on each case.
• So please leave your comments below and write from the heart who knows you could very well end up helping alot of people who are still struggling with tinnitus and win a FREE 90 day supply of any 1 of our remedies.

Here is Martin C’s story:

Dear Mr. Currie.

When I first came across a link to your products for Tinnitus, to be straight forward honest with you, I did Order but had fully expected that I was 99.9% throwing my money away.

I guess for many reasons I have automatic doubts about many things that I come across.

My Tinnitus is the result of going to a Rolling Stones concert a good 35 years ago. In fact I had went to the very best Ear, Nose, and Throat Doctor in my area, and though he didn’t use my name, he wrote an article in the local Newspaper, referring to what he called “Rolling Stones Tinnitus”.

I knew he was talking about my case, since I had detailed to him the effects I had felt immediately after exiting from that concert.

He suggested that anyone attending a concert bring Ear-Plugs with them. I mentioned to him that I did continue going to concerts, but would bring cotton balls with me to stuff in my ear.

I was shocked, of course pleasantly shocked, to find that the Tinnitus I had lived with for over 35 years, and accepted as being incurable, was eliminated and as quickly as it was. I will always keep a bottle of the Type 4 Tinnitus Remedy, for Noise Induced Cochlea Damage Tinnitus.

You might be interested to know that I only use it once a day now, and there are times when I totally forget to use it at all. I make it a point to keep a bottle in front of the PC, since I am sure to see it daily.

To simply say Thank You doesn’t seem like enough for the relief I have received.

So please understand the true meaning of this Thank You from me.

Martin C / New Jersey

Now please leave your story in the comments section below

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