Tinnitus mapped inside human brain

ack

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Just the beginning of fundamentally understanding this disease, and just one patient: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-32414876

"A number of models - and therefore treatment approaches - have aimed to pinpoint a particular part of the auditory cortex, that relates to the frequency being heard, either by targeting it physically in the brain, or with sounds at that frequency.
"But our results suggest that... it's a much wider part of the auditory cortex, and the brain, that's implicated in tinnitus, So these strategies might have to be revised or reconsidered a bit."


Coloured circles show where the strength of various different rhythms of brain activity correlated with the strength of the tinnitus the patient was hearing
 

amirm

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Fascinating. My Tinnitus correlates very well with whether my allergies are bad or not. So in my case I don't think it is generated by the brain.
 

Orb

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I would assume it applies to specific cases of tinnitus, especially when one considers causes can be such as infections or too loud music.
Amir, does your tinnitus also become more pronounced if you have say a cold/flu?
I think this happens in quite a few cases of those suffering with tinnitus as well.

Cheers
Orb
 

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