Ménière’s Disease
SPI-1005 finished Phase 3 clinical trials with positive results In 2021, I wrote a blog about an investigational new oral drug for treating Ménière’s Disease. Known as SPI-1005, it contains ebselen, a new chemical with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity. At the time, participants with a definite history of Ménière’s Disease were recruited for SPI-1005 Phase 3…
Read MoreI woke up and knew at once that this would be an inner-ear “off day.” I would need all my self-help tactics for navigating unwelcome vestibular symptoms. My left ear – my problem ear – felt totally stuffed up. The tinnitus was in uproar – much louder than usual with very high-pitched, rapid-fire morse-code dits.…
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Phase 3 drug trial – a cause for optimism? Every time that I read about a new drug going into clinical trials for the treatment of tinnitus or hearing loss, I tend to do a contained, internal Happy Dance. Recently, I read that the FDA has allowed Sound Pharmaceuticals to proceed with a Phase 3 (human) trial…
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