Experts Map Surgical Approaches for Auditory Brainstem Implantation

Not directly related to tinnitus I think but progress nonetheleless

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-05-experts-surgical-approaches-auditory-brainstem.html

 

Clinical and scientific innovations in auditory brainstem implants

For tinnitus sufferers concerned by retrocochlear deafness:

"The ABI is also being investigated as a treatment option for other conditions such as intractable tinnitus".

 

Jana Devos from Maastricht University, Netherlands, already implanted 2 patients with tinnitus autumn last year. The study is delayed though due to COVID-19 restriction.