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Neuromodulation for tinnitus treatment: an overview of invasive and non-invasive techniques.
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- Neuroscientific therapies for subjective tinnitus.Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B · 2026Review
- Tinnitus in patients with orofacial complaints.Head & face medicine · 2025Article
- Tinnitus Suppression with Electrical Stimulation at the Most Basal Contact of the Cochlear Implant Electrode as a Model for Round Window Stimulation.The journal of international advanced otology · 2024Article
- Personalized Sound Therapy Combined with Low and High-Frequency Electromagnetic Stimulation for Chronic Tinnitus.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Article
- Current status of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation for tinnitus: a narrative review of modern research.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2024Review
- Effects of Non-Invasive Neuromodulation of the Vagus Nerve for Management of Tinnitus: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- State of the art: non-invasive electrical stimulation for the treatment of chronic tinnitus.Therapeutic advances in chronic disease · 2023Review
- Dual-site transcranial direct current stimulation to treat tinnitus: a randomized controlled trial.Brain : a journal of neurology · 2022Article
- Migrainous Vertigo, Tinnitus, and Ear Symptoms and Alternatives.Otolaryngologic clinics of North America · 2022Review
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- Determining the Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Tinnitus, Depression, and Anxiety: A Systematic Review.Brain sciences · 2022Review
- Tinnitus suppression with electrical stimulation in adults: long-term follow-up.Acta otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale · 2022Article
- Adjunctive Role of Bifrontal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Distressed Patients with Severe Tinnitus.Journal of Korean medical science · 2019Article
- Frontiers in auditory bioscience and technology: a special feature on recent advances in hearing research.Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. BArticle
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Abstract
Tinnitus is defined as a perception of sound without any external sound source. Chronic tinnitus is a frequent condition that can affect the quality of life. So far, no causal cure for tinnitus has been documented, and most pharmacologic and psychosomatic treatment modalities aim to diminish tinnitus' impact on the quality of life. Neuromodulation, a novel therapeutic modality, which aims at alternating nerve activity through a targeted delivery of a stimulus, has emerged as a potential option in tinnitus treatment. This review provides a brief overview of the current neuromodulation techniques as tinnitus treatment options. The main intention is to provide updated knowledge especially for medical professionals counselling tinnitus patients in this emerging field of medicine. Non-invasive methods such as repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, transcranial electrical stimulation, neurofeedback, and transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation were included, as well as invasive methods such as implanted vagus nerve stimulation and invasive brain stimulation. Some of these neuromodulation techniques revealed promising results; nevertheless, further research is needed, especially regarding the pathophysiological principle as to how these neuromodulation techniques work and what neuronal change they induce. Various studies suggest that individually different brain states and networks are involved in the generation and perception of tinnitus. Therefore, in the future, individually tailored neuromodulation strategies could be a promising approach in tinnitus treatment for achieving a more substantial and longer lasting improvement of complaints.
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