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Effects of electrical stimulation on tinnitus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 May 2011

John W. House
Affiliation:
(Los Angeles)

Extract

Our early experience with the use of cochlear implants indicated that chronic electrical stimulation to the inner ear tends to help tinnitus. For this reason we have been investigating the use of electrical stimulation as a treatment for the symptom of tinnitus.

Type
Session II. Electrical Stimulation of the Inner Ear (Chairman: J-M. Aran)
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1984

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