Trial reportExperimental brain research2013
Comparing immediate transient tinnitus suppression using tACS and tDCS: a placebo-controlled study.
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Who cites it
28 citing papers in PubMed.
- High-definition transcranial direct current stimulation of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex for tinnitus modulation: a preliminary trial.Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2018Trial
- The added value of auditory cortex transcranial random noise stimulation (tRNS) after bifrontal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for tinnitus.Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2017Trial
- Efficacy and Safety of Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation Compared to Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in the Treatment of Psychiatric & Neurological Disorders: A Systematic Review of Head-to-head Trials.Clinical psychopharmacology and neuroscience : the official scientific journal of the Korean College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2026Review
- Neuroscientific therapies for subjective tinnitus.Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B · 2026Review
- Tinnitus Rehabilitation Through Electrical Stimulation as a Neuromodulation Method: A Scoping Review.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2025Article
- A scoping review of tinnitus research undertaken by New Zealand researchers: Aotearoa-an international hotspot for tinnitus innovation and collaboration.Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand · 2025Review
- Effect of Simultaneous Use of Neuromodulation and Acoustic Stimulation in the Management of Tinnitus.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2024Article
- Repeated Bilateral Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation over Auditory Cortex for Tinnitus Treatment: A Double-Blinded Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.Brain sciences · 2024Article
- Mid-Infrared Photons Alleviate Tinnitus by Activating the KCNQ2 Channel in the Auditory Cortex.Research (Washington, D.C.) · 2024Article
- State of the art: non-invasive electrical stimulation for the treatment of chronic tinnitus.Therapeutic advances in chronic disease · 2023Review
- Assessment of Subjective Tinnitus Treatment Results Using a Prototype Device for Electrical and Magnetic Stimulation of the Ear-Preliminary Study.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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- Animal Models of Tinnitus Treatment: Cochlear and Brain Stimulation.Current topics in behavioral neurosciences · 2021Article
- Tinnitus and Brain Stimulation.Current topics in behavioral neurosciences · 2021Article
- Effects of Transcranial Electrical Stimulation on Human Auditory Processing and Behavior-A Review.Brain sciences · 2020Review
- Neuromodulation of the Pineal Gland via Electrical Stimulation of Its Sympathetic Innervation Pathway.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2020Review
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- Changing Brain Networks Through Non-invasive Neuromodulation.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2018Review
- A key role of the prefrontal cortex in the maintenance of chronic tinnitus: An fMRI study using a Stroop task.NeuroImage. Clinical · 2018Article
- Combined Bifrontal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Tailor-Made Notched Music Training in Chronic Tinnitus.Journal of audiology & otology · 2017Article
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Abstract
Tinnitus is an auditory phantom percept with a tone, hissing, or buzzing sound in the absence of any objective physical sound source. Two forms of low-intensity cranial electrical stimulation exist for clinical and research purposes: transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS). In a recent study, it was demonstrated that a single session of tDCS over the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) (anode over right DLPFC) yields a transient improvement in subjects with chronic tinnitus and that repeated sessions can possibly be used as a treatment. In the present study, the effect of a single-session individual alpha-modulated tACS and tDCS applied at the DLPFC bilaterally is compared with tinnitus loudness and tinnitus annoyance. A total of fifty tinnitus patients were selected and randomly assigned to the tACS or tDCS treatment. Our main result was that bifrontal tDCS modulates tinnitus annoyance and tinnitus loudness, whereas individual alpha-modulated tACS does not yield a similar result. This study provides additional insights into the role of DLPFC in tinnitus modulation as well as the intersection between tinnitus and affective/attentional processing.
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