diff --git a/youtube-addiction-control-extension-firefox.js b/youtube-addiction-control-extension-firefox.js
index 4cbdf59..8cbe82c 100644
--- a/youtube-addiction-control-extension-firefox.js
+++ b/youtube-addiction-control-extension-firefox.js
@@ -97,4 +97,14 @@ function modifyThings() {
 		showMoreButton[0].click();
 	}
 }
-modifyThings();
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+modifyThings();
+
+// attempt to hide the notification count in the title
+
+function hideNotificationCount() {
+	let a = document.getElementsByTagName("title")[0];
+	if (a.innerText.match("^\\(\\d+\\).*")) {
+		a.innerText = a.innerText.substr(a.innerText.indexOf(")") + 2);
+	}
+}
+setInterval(hideNotificationCount, 1000);
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