Tinnitis

I.V. ropivacaine compared with lidocaine for the treatment of tinnitus
BACKGROUND: I.V. lidocaine has been used to ameliorate tinnitus, but in general its effect has been limited.
4, PO Box 220, Helsinki 00029, HUS
Helsinki, Finland
Finland
[The role of the cervical spine and the craniomandibular system in the pathogenesis of tinnitus. Som
The causes of tinnitus, vertigo, and hearing disturbances may be pathological processes in the cervical spine and temporomaxillary joint.

Traunstein, Denmark 83278
Denmark
[Neurootologic and psychosomatic habituation therapy. Treatment approaches in chronic tinnitus]
Modern tinnitus therapy, especially for chronic tinnitus accompanied by psychosomatic disturbances, is based on an understanding of the controlled network of auditory perception.


The Netherlands
[DPOAE and lateral inhibition in chronic tinnitus]
INTRODUCTION: According to our audiological data, 90% of tinnitus patients have deficits in inner ear function as a generator of tinnitus, mainly in the outer hair cells (OHC).


The Netherlands
Comparison of auditory brainstem response results in normal-hearing patients with and without tinnit
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate electrophysiologically the auditory nerve and the auditory brainstem function of patients with tinnitus and normal-hearing thresholds using the auditory brainstem response (ABR).
SQSW 306, Bloco A, Ap 208, Bairro Sudoeste, Brasília DF 70673431

Brazil
Managing tinnitus
Tinnitus affects at least one in 10 people at some time in their lives.

London, UK
UK
Combined temporal and prefrontal transcranial magnetic stimulation for tinnitus treatment: A pilot s
OBJECTIVES: Low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) of the temporal cortex has been proposed as a new treatment strategy for patients with chronic tinnitus.

Regensburg, Germany
Germany
Tinnitus treatment with memantine
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate efficacy and safety of memantine in the treatment of tinnitus.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Brazil
Hearing aids and tinnitus therapy: a 25-year experience
Objectives:(1) To assess the subjective tinnitus perception of patients with audiologically proven hearing loss presenting to a tinnitus clinic, both before and after hearing aid provision; (2) to investigate subjective tinnitus perception in patients with unilateral and bilateral hearing loss; and (3) to assess the impact on tinnitus perception, if any, of a digital hearing aid programme in patients provided with hearing aids.

Birmingham, UK
UK