Research progress of functional magnetic resonance imaging in mechanism studies of tinnitus

VernacularTitle: 功能性磁共振成像应用于耳鸣机制研究进展
Author: Bobo JI ¹ ; Ming LI ¹ ; Jianning ZHANG ¹
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1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200437, China
Publication Type:Review
Keywords: Tinnitus; Magnetic resonance imaging
From: Chinese Journal of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 2018;53(2):150-154
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Tinnitus is a subjective symptom of phantom sound in the ear or brain without sound or electrical stimulation in the environment. The mechanism of tinnitus is complicated and mostly unclear. Recent studies suggested that the abnormal peripheral auditory input lead to neuroplasticity changes in central nervous system followed by tinnitus. More research concerned on the tinnitus central mechanism. A rapid development of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) technique made it more widely used in tinnitus central mechanism research. fMRI brought new findings but also presented some shortages in technology and cognition in tinnitus study. This article summarized the outcomes of fMRI research on tinnitus in recent years, exploring its existing problems and application prospects.