Apparently it is rare enough to be considered a cause of celebration by the Tinnitus Research Initiative. Of course it is owned by the evil Elsevier. Two things worth to mention: neuromodulation is evoked and De Ridder hasn't dropped tinnitus research after his move to New Zealand. There was a misunderstanding with my last post so i post this again. Enjoy. The important part is it is posted in a well known journal. The "it's not otological but neurological" and "direct brain stimulation can help" are IMHO important message to spread so other neuroscientists hop in the bandwagon. Right now tinnitus research is very confidential and seems to be overshadowed by the "oh it's psychological there nothing to do medically" type of discourse.
Tinnitus: causes and clinical management.
Langguth B, Kreuzer PM, Kleinjung T, De Ridder D.
Source
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany; Interdisciplinary Tinnitus Center, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany. Electronic address: berthold.langguth@medbo.de.
Abstract
Tinnitus is the perception of sound in the absence of a corresponding external acoustic stimulus. With prevalence ranging from 10% to 15%, tinnitus is a common disorder. Many people habituate to the phantom sound, but tinnitus severely impairs quality of life of about 1-2% of all people. Tinnitus has traditionally been regarded as an otological disorder, but advances in neuroimaging methods and development of animal models have increasingly shifted the perspective towards its neuronal correlates. Increased neuronal firing rate, enhanced neuronal synchrony, and changes in the tonotopic organisation are recorded in central auditory pathways in reaction to deprived auditory input and represent-together with changes in non-auditory brain areas-the neuronal correlate of tinnitus. Assessment of patients includes a detailed case history, measurement of hearing function, quantification of tinnitus severity, and identification of causal factors, associated symptoms, and comorbidities. Most widely used treatments for tinnitus involve counselling, and best evidence is available for cognitive behavioural therapy. New pathophysiological insights have prompted the development of innovative brain-based treatment approaches to directly target the neuronal correlates of tinnitus.
There is another paper in the lancet by Baguley et al but it mentions only psychology and sound therapy.
Tinnitus: causes and clinical management.
Langguth B, Kreuzer PM, Kleinjung T, De Ridder D.
Source
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany; Interdisciplinary Tinnitus Center, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany. Electronic address: berthold.langguth@medbo.de.
Abstract
Tinnitus is the perception of sound in the absence of a corresponding external acoustic stimulus. With prevalence ranging from 10% to 15%, tinnitus is a common disorder. Many people habituate to the phantom sound, but tinnitus severely impairs quality of life of about 1-2% of all people. Tinnitus has traditionally been regarded as an otological disorder, but advances in neuroimaging methods and development of animal models have increasingly shifted the perspective towards its neuronal correlates. Increased neuronal firing rate, enhanced neuronal synchrony, and changes in the tonotopic organisation are recorded in central auditory pathways in reaction to deprived auditory input and represent-together with changes in non-auditory brain areas-the neuronal correlate of tinnitus. Assessment of patients includes a detailed case history, measurement of hearing function, quantification of tinnitus severity, and identification of causal factors, associated symptoms, and comorbidities. Most widely used treatments for tinnitus involve counselling, and best evidence is available for cognitive behavioural therapy. New pathophysiological insights have prompted the development of innovative brain-based treatment approaches to directly target the neuronal correlates of tinnitus.
There is another paper in the lancet by Baguley et al but it mentions only psychology and sound therapy.
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