EEG Findings in 3 Groups (Healthy, Pain & Tinnitus) Show Commonalities Between Tinnitus and Pain

A study comparing EEG recordings of 3 distinct groups shows commonalities and differences in various brain regions between tinnitus and pain subjects, versus healthy controls.

Overview:

A parahippocampal-sensory Bayesian vicious circle generates pain or tinnitus: a source-localized EEG study

In the overview, a link at the bottom takes you to the full paper (PDF).

Authors: De Ridder, Sedley et. al.

 

Maybe something of interest for those who would like to receive treatment at the Brai3n clinic: I've contacted the clinic about the pain/tinnitus study and they've said that they're already applying the insights from this research at their location.

 

Question is what are they doing about it. All I hear is their failed electrical stimulation.

 

They answered in regards to my question concerning the implications of this study for current treatments (electronic stimulation), so I assume they have changed the parameters for neurostimulation treatments at the clinic. But I think it's probably best to contact Dr. De Ridder, Dr. Vanneste or Dr. Ost directly about the details concerning this study and its implications for current/future treatments.

EDIT: when it comes to the success rate of neuromodulation (electronic stimulation and/or pharmaceutical intervention), Brai3n claims that they have helped reduce the perception of tinnitus for 60-70% of their patients. Unfortunately, I can't find a study paper on their website that could verify these numbers.

 

Ugh. There's that word "perception," again. Crazy how there's nothing to make this noise just STOP. But I get it, it's complicated.