Tinnitus

Tinnitus is a prevalent hearing disease in humans, affecting 15% of the population. At present there is no cure for tinnitus, and treatment options are limited.  Recognizing the significance of tinnitus to hearing, as well as it serving as a window into the basic science of understanding of the hear...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Eggermont, Jos J. (Editor), Zeng, Fan-Gang (Editor), Popper, Arthur N. (Editor), Fay, Richard R. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
Edition:1st ed. 2012.
Series:Springer Handbook of Auditory Research, 44
Subjects:
Otorhinolaryngology.
Neurosciences.
Neurology .
Neuroscience.
Neurology.
Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1.Historical Reflections on Current Issues in Tinnitus
  • 2. Behavioral Tests for Tinnitus in Animals
  • 3.Molecular Mechanism of Tinnitus
  • 4.The Cochlea and the Auditory Nerve as a Primary Source of Tinnitus
  • 5.Dorsal Cochlear Nucleus: Somatosensory-Auditory Interactions in Tinnitus
  • 6.The Inferior Colliculus: Involvement in Hyperactivity and Tinnitus
  • 7.Cortex: Way Station or Locus of the Tinnitus Percept?
  • 8.Human Brain Imaging of Tinnitus
  • 9. The Psychophysics of Tinnitus
  • 10. Stimulating the Auditory System to Treat Tinnitus: From Alleviating the Symptoms to Addressing the Causes
  • 11.Treatment: Pharmacological, Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Epidural Stimulation, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

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