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The End of COVID-19 Pandemic? Johns Hopkins’ Dr. Makary Says Probably:
A February 18 Opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal is raising hopes, and possibly healthy skepticism, with its title and thesis being: “We’ll Have Herd Immunity by April.” The author is Dr. Martin Makary, a professor of health policy and management and public health expert at Johns Hopkins University. He notes that the media is under reporting on the dramatic fact that COVID-19 cases are down 77 percent just in the last six weeks. Largely this is, “because natural immunity from prior infection is far more common than can be measured by testing.” Applying some statistics to the case data, we could deduce the around 55 percent in the US have natural immunity. At the same time, vaccinations have been rolling out, and 15 percent of Americans have gotten a vaccine with the percentage rising fast. Based on these factors, “There is reason to think the country is racing toward an extremely low level of infection. As more people have been infected, most of whom have mild or no symptoms, there are fewer Americans left to be infected. At the current trajectory, I expect Covid will be mostly gone by April, allowing Americans to resume normal life.”
originally posted by: McGinty
a reply to: angelchemuel
Oh, god I’m sorry to hear that. Well if you’ve lasted 8 years without it driving you over the edge that gives me hope. Mine is bi-lateral too. Latest theory is that it’s created in the hearing centre of the brain (rear-lower part of the skull) in response to that frequency missing from the spectrum (via damage or old age). In it’s confusion the brain itself creates that frequency ad infinitum. So in a way it’s not unlike an autoimmune condition, as it’s an unnecessary auto response that creates a problem of its own. We’re our own worst enemies.
There’s an interesting treatment that involves wearing headphones playing that frequency for around 6 hours a day, every day. After 6 months or so it’s claimed that the brain stops trying to create that frequency; obviously because it’s been artificially present via the headphones. I imagine you’d wean yourself off the headphones slowly, or else the tinnitus will surely return. After a couple years of asking I finally got a referral to an NHS tinnitus Clinique, in which I was hoping to get one of these devices. However, thanks to Covid I’ve refrained from making the appointment - don’t fancy entering a central London hospital with Covid on the loose. There, brought it back on topic in the end!
originally posted by: puzzled2
The End of COVID-19 Pandemic? Johns Hopkins’ Dr. Makary Says Probably:
A February 18 Opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal is raising hopes, and possibly healthy skepticism, with its title and thesis being: “We’ll Have Herd Immunity by April.” The author is Dr. Martin Makary, a professor of health policy and management and public health expert at Johns Hopkins University. He notes that the media is under reporting on the dramatic fact that COVID-19 cases are down 77 percent just in the last six weeks. Largely this is, “because natural immunity from prior infection is far more common than can be measured by testing.” Applying some statistics to the case data, we could deduce the around 55 percent in the US have natural immunity. At the same time, vaccinations have been rolling out, and 15 percent of Americans have gotten a vaccine with the percentage rising fast. Based on these factors, “There is reason to think the country is racing toward an extremely low level of infection. As more people have been infected, most of whom have mild or no symptoms, there are fewer Americans left to be infected. At the current trajectory, I expect Covid will be mostly gone by April, allowing Americans to resume normal life.”
Interesting,
originally posted by: Rich Z
originally posted by: McGinty
a reply to: angelchemuel
Oh, god I’m sorry to hear that. Well if you’ve lasted 8 years without it driving you over the edge that gives me hope. Mine is bi-lateral too. Latest theory is that it’s created in the hearing centre of the brain (rear-lower part of the skull) in response to that frequency missing from the spectrum (via damage or old age). In it’s confusion the brain itself creates that frequency ad infinitum. So in a way it’s not unlike an autoimmune condition, as it’s an unnecessary auto response that creates a problem of its own. We’re our own worst enemies.
There’s an interesting treatment that involves wearing headphones playing that frequency for around 6 hours a day, every day. After 6 months or so it’s claimed that the brain stops trying to create that frequency; obviously because it’s been artificially present via the headphones. I imagine you’d wean yourself off the headphones slowly, or else the tinnitus will surely return. After a couple years of asking I finally got a referral to an NHS tinnitus Clinique, in which I was hoping to get one of these devices. However, thanks to Covid I’ve refrained from making the appointment - don’t fancy entering a central London hospital with Covid on the loose. There, brought it back on topic in the end!
If you don't mind, I would like to hear more (no pun intended) about that treatment for tinnitus. I'm 70 years old. In my younger days I used to shoot firearms a LOT, and didn't always use ear protection. On top of that I played in a rock and roll band in my early 20s and the amps were in BACK of us. And we played LOUD, because sometimes we were in some pretty big halls. As a result, I have had high pitched ringing in my both ears for decades. I only really hear it when I try to hear it, otherwise it is now just background noise I can filter out by ignoring it. But I really would like to hear true silence again. So if there is something that will work, heck, I would give it a whirl.
But yeah, with COVID lurking, I have pretty much cancelled the idea of any personal contact with anyone outside of my wife and one close friend. And even with the friend, I keep my distance since I don't believe he is being nearly as careful as my wife and I are being. Going to any sort of doctor's office is pretty much out unless I find myself in some sort of emergency that takes the choice out of my hands.
Anyway, If this tinnitus discussion gets or needs a separate thread, please point me to it, as I would hate to lose this line of discussion. Was a time when these threads on COVID were nearly impossible to keep up with. So I'm not sure if people just lost interest, or what. Just seems kind of odd that the discussion just dried up like it did. Makes me feel like maybe I am missing something important that everyone else knows but me.
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