Electrical Stimulation for the Treatment of Tinnitus.
10.3342/kjorl-hns.2015.58.2.73
- Author:
Ji Hyun JUNG
1
;
Jae Yong BYUN
Author Information
1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. otorhino512@naver.com
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Therapeutic electrical stimulation;
Tinnitus
- MeSH:
Consensus;
Electric Stimulation Therapy;
Electric Stimulation*;
Phantom Limb;
Tinnitus*
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2015;58(2):73-78
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Tinnitus is a phantom sensation of sound in the absence of external stimulation. Since the mechanism of tinnitus is not clearly discovered, no currently available treatments are ideal. There have been many published studies which report that electrical stimulation has a suppressive effect on tinnitus. Although there is no consensus stimulation method and regimen, electrical stimulation has emerged as an interesting and promising modality for tinnitus relief. In this review, authors collected and analyzed articles on electrical stimulation and outlined various methods of noninvasive and invasive stimulation.
