rTMS for the Treatment of Chronic Tinnitus

[Tinnitus Talk]

Tinnitus Talk submitted a new resource:

rTMS for the Treatment of Chronic Tinnitus (version 1.0) - Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation.

Tinnitus is the phantom auditory perception of sound in the absence of an external or internal acoustic stimulus. It is a frequent problem which can interfere significantly with the ability to lead a normal life.

Treatment remains difficult. Most available therapies focus on habituation rather than treating the cause. Tinnitus has been shown to be associated with functional reorganization of auditory neural pathways and tonotopic maps in the central auditory system.

Consequently,...

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[Frédéric]

I think I found the reference of the clinical trial (estimated enrollment, description and study start date match):
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01663324
Status: this study has been completed. Study completion date: January 2015.

Results:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4772792/

 

[Fabrikat]

Thanks for that post @Frédéric!

'We report a tendency towards a modest, sustained long-term effect of the triple-site stimulation protocol in comparison to the single-site protocol. This descriptive advantage shows that innovative treatment protocols carry potential for a more effective treatment of subjective tinnitus.'

Well that's a positive result of sorts.
Modest is good! I wonder how many db's tinnitus is reduced by and if 'sustained long term' means permanent?