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Dr Charlie. Do you think that the habituation of tinnitus works on a similar mechanism to the therapeutic method of desensitisation used in the treatment of phobias? The reason I'm asking is because; whilst desensitisation works from a slow but gentle fear mediation perspective it also...

This is very interesting. As far as I'm aware, the RVPFC acts as a sort of mediator of the threat response from the amygdala once it has reached the Dorsal Anterior Cingulate Cortex (the DACC informs the conscious mind how much to be concerned about something). The exact mechanism is unknown...

An interesting perspective. Reminds me of the famous scene in Lawrence of Arabia, where Lawrence lets a match burn down in his fingers without flinching. One of his men tries to do the same thing and burns himself and lets out a yelp of pain exclaiming "it hurts!". Upon being asked "what's the...

Dr Charlie, would it be possible to speed up the habituation process of tinnitus by consciously focusing upon it during periods of extreme relaxation? I'm wondering if the neural association of T with periods of very low limbic arousal, might in theory place it in the mental box of "safe to...