Thanks everyone!One observation I do have and it's that the groups of people and doubters who often seem to be vocal - on a discussion board out of all things - about what they are convinced of are the issues with the current state of research or awareness and prospects of a future cure or effective treatments, pretty much never try to do anything to change things, or even attempt to be part of any positive angle, to the contrary, it can almost feel as if they would rather everyone threw in the towel and accepted defeat... Rarely do you even see them giving a like on social media. Sometimes they do have lots of ideas though; should do this, should do that, morons not seeing or attempting this or that, but hey my PhD in arm chair criticism allows me to competently and objectively state these things as facts, however when push comes to shove... when it would be time to practice what you preach, suddenly it's quiet.I for one am very glad these folks aren't actually responsible for advocating for the patient community's benefit, let alone playing any kind of part in current and future research.So, as you can imagine, the potential "return on investment" in relation to time and effort spent trying to reason with the naysayers is not really there and hence, as a rule of thumb, it's better to direct the focus and efforts where optimism, encouragement and continued improvement are the daily drivers. These are all found, for example, in the work of Tinnitus Research Initiative, and now the research topic on tinnitus. I and @Steve have first hand been able to see how people like Winfried Schlee (scientific coordinator of TRI) and Berthold Langguth (chairman of TRI) attack tinnitus on a positive, yet persistent force. The drive to push for more and better research and more awareness is palpable. I have often exchanged messages when it's middle of the night, and gotten instant responses - many of our collaborations are the fruit of some seriously whacked hours. Seriously, quite a few of the naysayers would be surprised how many researchers respond outside of office hours, even during their holidays, and how dedicated they are to what they are doing. These are the people you want to surround yourself with.—Nikos Kazantzakis