A personal encounter with woo...

[Archae]

I suffer from tinnitus.
It's a constant sound, like the one made by an watch.
I've had the problem for over 20 years now, and I cope with it by never being in silence.

I always have music or TV or something on.

Just saw on TV something that caught my eye.
"Effective remedy for tinnitus"

It wasn't until I saw a fleeting mention in the ad, "homeopathic" I knew it was woo.
Quackery.

(I think it was what is mentioned in this article, "Quietus.&quot

http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/is-there-a-treatment-for-tinnitus/

This is how woo spreaders operate.
Appeal to those with chronic conditions, offering "relief" or a "remedy."

The fact they never can show any evidence their snake oil actually works, never fazes them.

[RobertEarl]

1. Bummer

There is no cure for tinnitus?

I find my ears ring when i am stressed, and when i am not stressed, it goes away. One way i stress my body is to become dehydrated. So I drink water and it cures dehydration. Water helps me stay healthy. Is that woo, or what?

[Archae]

2. The article I link to says no.

There is legit research going on however.

[KittyWampus]

3. There must be an internet forum somewheres for people who desperately need to debunk "woo"

on a daily basis.

[KittyWampus]

4. DU has an entire sub-forum for your "woo" threads. Why not post there?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1231

[Skittles]

5. but if Big Pharm offered a remedy

but said, you know, you'll get silence along with possible hair loss, heart attack, stroke, etc., at $1000 bucks a pop, that is non-woo.

[Big Blue Marble]

6. Sadly, the same desperation that causes people to waste their money on "woo water,"

will cause them to risk their health and life with pharmaceuticals.

[Skittles]

7. I absolutely agree