ArticleAnnals of clinical and translational neurology2018
Combined transcranial magnetic stimulation in the treatment of chronic tinnitus.
Article in Annals of clinical and translational neurology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Neuromodulation for Subjective Tinnitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials.The Laryngoscope · 2026Pooled it
- Efficacy of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for subjective chronic tinnitus: a randomized controlled trial meta-analysis.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2025Pooled it
- An updated meta-analysis: repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for treating tinnitus.The Journal of international medical research · 2021Pooled it
- Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on chronic tinnitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2020Pooled it
- RTMS parameters in tinnitus trials: a systematic review.Scientific reports · 2019Pooled it
- Efficacy of non-invasive neuromodulation for chronic tinnitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026Review
- Neuroscientific therapies for subjective tinnitus.Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B · 2026Review
- Personalized Sound Therapy Combined with Low and High-Frequency Electromagnetic Stimulation for Chronic Tinnitus.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Article
- Unresolved Issues Associated with Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Treatment of Chronic Tinnitus.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Study on tinnitus-related electroencephalogram microstates in patients with vestibular schwannomas.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Article
- Sequential Prefrontal and Temporoparietal Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) for Treatment of Tinnitus With and Without Comorbid Depression: A Case Series and Systematic Review.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Multidisciplinary Tinnitus Research: Challenges and Future Directions From the Perspective of Early Stage Researchers.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2021Review
- Altered functional connectivity of the thalamus in tinnitus patients is correlated with symptom alleviation after sound therapy.Brain imaging and behavior · 2020Article
- Association of Central Noninvasive Brain Stimulation Interventions With Efficacy and Safety in Tinnitus Management: A Meta-analysis.JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery · 2020Article
- Analysis of Auditory Brainstem Response Change, according to Tinnitus Duration, in Patients with Tinnitus with Normal Hearing.The journal of international advanced otology · 2020Article
- Auditory Neural Plasticity in Tinnitus Mechanisms and Management.Neural plasticity · 2020Review
- The effects of sound therapy in tinnitus are characterized by altered limbic and auditory networks.Brain communications · 2020Article
- Baseline Functional Connectivity Features of Neural Network Nodes Can Predict Improvement After Sound Therapy Through Adjusted Narrow Band Noise in Tinnitus Patients.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2019Article
- Altered Resting-State EEG Microstate in Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss Patients With Tinnitus.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectiveRepetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is currently being tested for suppressing the symptoms of subjective chronic primary tinnitus, although its effect is controversial. The aim of this randomized double-blinded controlled trial was to determine the effect of rTMS with unique settings for tinnitus treatment.
methodsFifty-three adult patients suffering from chronic subjective unilateral or bilateral nonpulsatile primary tinnitus for at least 6 months were randomly assigned to rTMS (group 1,
resultsThe study groups were homogenous. No significant effect of rTMS was found at 1 or 6 months based on the BDI, THQ, and TRQ scores or tinnitus masking. There was a significant but clinically irrelevant effect on the THI score after 1 and 6 months.
interpretationNo significant effect of bilateral low-frequency rTMS of the primary auditory cortex and high-frequency stimulation of the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex was demonstrated.
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