Researchers believe that there is a direct link between tinnitus and stress. Tinnitus is more than doubly prevalent in persons who are under stress or are burnt out than in other people. This is shown by a study from The Karolinska Institute in Sweden (December 2011). Read more
New treatments, including retraining the brain, could offer hope to the millions who suffer from tinnitus (September 2011). Read more
Researchers from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) have theorised that the human limbic system can make some people more vulnerable to tinnitus than others and perhaps cause depression (April 2011). Read more
American researchers are suggesting a novel theory to explain why some people are more vulnerable to tinnitus than others. They propose that the limbic system—a linked network of brain structures involved in emotion, behavior, and long-term memory—acts as a gatekeeper to keep the tinnitus signal from reaching the auditory cortex, the part of the brain that mediates our conscious perception of sounds. In people with tinnitus, they suggest, the gate has broken (March 2011). Read more
New American research shows that by stimulating certain nerves, the ringing sounds associated with tinnitus can be eliminated in rats (January 2011). Read more
A new drug can help ease the discomfort of tinnitus when pumped into the inner ear, according to a recent study (January 2011). Read more here
Sound masking therapy, a common component of tinnitus treatment, is of uncertain benefit when used on its own, a new evidence review finds (December 2010). Read more
Research from the University of Western Australia has indicated that tinnitus might be treatable soon after its onset, at least temporarily (November 2010). Read more
Researchers think that a possible explanation for tinnitus may be that the auditory pathway directly absorbs a significant amount of microwave energy emitted by a mobile phone. Click here to read more
A University of Texas at Dallas researcher and a university-affiliated biomedical firm have been granted $1.7 million to investigate whether nerve stimulation offers a long-term cure for tinnitus (August 2010). Read more
The researchers, from the University of Western Australia, studied animals which had measurable hearing loss immediately after damage caused by loud noise. After four weeks, the hearing loss could no longer be detected, but there was elevated spontaneous brain activity which has been associated with tinnitus (July 2010). Read more
Ready meals and light products are among a range of foods which can actually make tinnitus worse, say an expert (May 2010). Read more
Medicines and additives can exacerbate tinnitus, according to scientists with an understanding of the biology of the conditions (January 2010). Read more
Tinnitus in combination with hearing loss may be caused by genetic changes and may become curable with gene therapy in the future, say Australian scientists (November 2009). Read more
The NHS in the UK has assembled a comprehensive overview of expert commentary linked to a collection of up to date research evidence (February 2010). Read here
Tinnitus does not appear to be a highly inherited condition, according to a Norwegian study (February 2010). Read more
New research has found giving up caffeine does not relieve tinnitus and acute caffeine withdrawal might add to the problem, according to Deafness Research UK, which says this is the first study of its kind to look at the effect of caffeine consumption on tinnitus. (January 2010) Read more
A Japanese study has found that the anti-depressant paroxetine can reduce the severity of tinnitus in patients also suffering from both depression and anxiety (November 2009). Read more
New research funded by the Royal National Institute for Deaf People has successfully shown that loss of hearing is associated with spontaneous nerve activity within regions of the brain that process sound (March 2009). Read more
Several Deafness Research UK research awards for tinnitus treatment have recently been made (March 2009). Read more
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, known as rTMS, is a technique that has been tested as a treatment for tinnitus over the past couple of years (April 2009). Read more
A recent American survey reports on the results of hearing health care practitioners ability to treat tinnitus with hearing aids and other strategies (December 2008). Read more
Neuromonics Inc, USA, announced on 3 April 2009 interim results of its Customised Acoustic Stimulation for Long-Term Medical Benefit (CALM) study at the AudiologyNOW! 2009 convention. Read more
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