Music Professionals Poster

No bullshit

There are no cures for hearing loss or tinnitus. None are on the way anytime soon. Period.

The world is full of people lying about all sorts of things, promoting hype, big claims, and quick fixes that can’t possibly be true. Count us out. Soundbites is a small team of auditory neuroscience medical scientists and translational researchers obsessively dedicated to making a meaningful dent in the hearing loss problem.

It took us twenty years to bring the ACEMg discovery to market as Soundbites, and clinically prove it to preserve or improve hearing. We want you to know about it, test it, and help spread the word.

What took so long?

Translational research is slow work.

You don’t need us to tell you success in music takes years of persistence and hard work. Translational medicine is persistent work of a different flavor. The nerdy details would likely bore you, so the summary is at the bottom of this page. You can watch the whole story here if you’re curious.

The end of the road for translational medicine is clinical data. That’s the only thing that matters, and we have that. We have something else, too, and it’s important. Soundbites is safe. It’s a biomedicine, not a drug. Soundbites is hearing preservation you can swallow, a scientifically elegant solution to a complex biochemical problem. Soundbites feeds the inner ear cells that transform sound into hearing the precise micronutrients they need to maintain normal function and stay healthy. Read how Soundbites helps here.

Hearing loss kills music careers

Hearing loss is an old song.

You’ve heard the stories from legends like Eric Clapton, Chris Martin, Pete Townshend, Phil Collins, Chris Martin, Ozzy Osbourne, Brian Johnson, Barbra Streisand, Jeff Beck, Neil Young, Lars Ulrich, Will.i.am, Sting, Billy Joel, and Paul Simon. Many more suffer in silence.

Hearing loss is also a looming threat for about 1.4 billion young music fans, a frightening statistic for an industry that relies on its customers’ ability to hear. The World Health Organization reports that 50% of the 2.8 billion young adults aged 12 to 34 are at risk due to loud music on personal music players, in clubs, and live performances. An unknown number are already hearing impaired.

We want as many people as possible to be aware of Soundbites. We’d like help from music pros whose art depends on hearing.

Test it yourself first

Consider helping write a new song.

Nothing works for everyone, but Soundbites is already clinically proven to preserve or improve hearing for 75.3% of daily users within six months. Researchers designed the 24-week OTIS Study to get much more real-world data on Soundbites’ potential to improve hearing sensitivity and relieve tinnitus and hyperacusis (sound intolerance) symptoms. Create a music pro account to get a special offer on the private test to learn if Soundbites works for you, and to opt in to receive a private new product newsletter.

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A short history

1980s

Research started in the late 1980s by Dr. Josef M. Miller at the University of Michigan Medical School.

2005

A lab study demonstrated that the micronutrient-plus vasodilator formula ACEMg maintains normal auditory function when noise intensity increases by 30dB, reducing noise-induced hearing loss by about 75%. The peer-reviewed paper was published in 2007 [1].

2007

Translational research begins, supported by an NIH grant. First RCT study in Sweden [2].

2012-2016

ACEMg project moves to Amsterdam, supported by a European Commission translational research grant. Lab studies in Sweden and Spain. RCT study in Germany [3].

2017

Soundbites test market in the Netherlands [4].

2018

The Keep Hearing initiative nonprofit is formed to conduct ACEMg open access public health research and education programs.

2019

ACEMg starts direct distribution as Soundbites® softgel capsules on soundbites.com under exclusive license from the University of Michigan.

2020

A peer-reviewed paper is the definitive explanation of the ACEMg biochemical mechanism of action [5].

2023

Data from a 2-year ACEMg real-world clinical study found that Soundbites preserves or improves hearing within six months for 75.3% of those who use it daily, an unprecedented achievement in hearing research [6]. Clinical findings are the basis for the OTIS Public Health Study.

2024

The Keep Hearing Initiative posts ACEMg for the World, a five-session video series explaining the Soundbites 36-year medical research journey to health providers in a continuing education course, also available free to the public. [7]

The OTIS Study begins enrolling participants [8].

References

  1. Le Prell CG, Hughes LF, Miller JM. Free radical scavengers vitamins A, C, and E plus magnesium reduce noise trauma. Free Radic Biol Med. 2007 May 1;42(9):1454-63. Epub 2007 Feb 20. PMID: 17395018; PMCID: PMC1950331. Article on pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
  2. Le Prell CG, Johnson AC, Lindblad AC, Skjönsberg A, Ulfendahl M, Guire K, Green GE, Campbell KC, Miller JM. Increased vitamin plasma levels in Swedish military personnel treated with nutrients prior to automatic weapon training. Noise Health. 2011 Nov-Dec;13(55):432-43. doi: 10.4103/1463-1741.90317. PMID: 22122960; PMCID: PMC3783265. Article on pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
  3. European Commission Framework 7 Medical Innovation grant 304925 to the ProHearing Consortium: A novel micronutrient-based strategy to prevent hearing impairments: test and road to market for age-related hearing loss and preservation of residual hearing. https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/304925
  4. 2017 Soundbites Amsterdam Dance Event launch aftermovie. https://vimeo.com/501043872
  5. Alvarado JC, Fuentes-Santamaría V, Melgar-Rojas P, Gabaldón-Ull MC, Cabanes-Sanchis JJ, Juiz JM. Oral Antioxidant Vitamins and Magnesium Limit Noise-Induced Hearing Loss by Promoting Sensory Hair Cell Survival: Role of Antioxidant Enzymes and Apoptosis Genes. Antioxidants (Basel). 2020 Nov 25;9(12):1177. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox9121177
  6. Seifer, B., Detweiler, R., & Minor, L. A. (2024, April 12). Impact of the ACEMg Biomedicine on Sensorineural Hearing Loss and Auditory Function: Analysis of Real-World Clinical Data. https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/uw7tq
  7. https://keephearing.org/for-the-world/
  8. ACEMg Hearing Preservation and Tinnitus Relief Study (OTISRWD). https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06477354