Electrical Stimulation of the Cochlea to Reduce Tinnitus

Richard S Tyler; Jay Rubinstein; Tao Pan; Son-A Chang; Stephanie A Gogel; Anne Gehringer; Claudia Coelho

doi:10.1055/s-0028-1095892

Back

Electrical Stimulation of the Cochlea to Reduce Tinnitus

Journal article

Peer reviewed

Electrical Stimulation of the Cochlea to Reduce Tinnitus

Richard S Tyler, Jay Rubinstein, Tao Pan, Son-A Chang, Stephanie A Gogel, Anne Gehringer and Claudia Coelho

Seminars in hearing, Vol.29(4), pp.326-332

11/2008

DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1095892

PMCID: PMC2843508

PMID: 20333263

View Online

Abstract

This article reviews possible neural correlates of tinnitus, including an increase in rate, a decrease in rate, periodic activity, synchronous activity across neurons, and an edge between active and inactive neurons. We make some suggestions regarding how electrical current might alter these patterns of neural activity. For example, if tinnitus were represented with periodic neural activity, then electrical stimulation would need to disrupt this periodicity. Some cases of cochlear electrical stimulation are reviewed that show the tinnitus can be reduced or eliminated with cochlear electrical stimulation although it varies across individuals. Finally, after summarizing some key observations, we suggest some next steps to bring this into a clinical application.

electrical stimulation

cochlear implants

Tinnitus

Details

Title: Subtitle: Electrical Stimulation of the Cochlea to Reduce Tinnitus
Creators: Richard S Tyler - Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Jay Rubinstein - Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Tao Pan - Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Son-A Chang - Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Stephanie A Gogel - Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Anne Gehringer - Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Claudia Coelho - Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Seminars in hearing, Vol.29(4), pp.326-332
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1095892
PMID: 20333263
PMCID: PMC2843508
NLM abbreviation: Semin Hear
ISSN: 0734-0451
eISSN: 1098-8955
Publisher: Georg Thieme Verlag KG
Language: English
Date published: 11/2008
Academic Unit: Communication Sciences and Disorders; Otolaryngology
Record Identifier: 9984002445802771

Metrics

23 Record Views

See more details