The prevalence of hearing problems in the Western world has, due to aging of the
population, doubled over the past 30 years. Thereby, noise-induced hearing loss is an …

The triad of tinnitus, hyperacusis, and hearing loss remains an often-underdiagnosed
combination of symptoms that causes physical, mental, and emotional distress for millions of …

Phantom sensations and sensory hypersensitivity are disordered perceptions that
characterize a variety of intractable conditions involving the somatosensory, visual, and …

Increasing evidence shows that hearing loss is a risk factor for tinnitus and hyperacusis.
Although both often coincide, a causal relationship between tinnitus and hyperacusis has …

Many, or most, tinnitus models rely on increased central gain in the auditory pathway as all
or part of the explanation, in that central auditory neurones deprived of their usual sensory …

Increased auditory sensitivity, also called hyperacusis, is a pervasive complaint of people
with tinnitus. The high prevalence of hyperacusis in tinnitus subjects suggests that both …

Common causes of hearing loss in humans-exposure to loud noise or ototoxic drugs and
aging-often damage sensory hair cells, reflected as elevated thresholds on the clinical …

Over the past decade, there has been a burgeoning of scientific interest in the
neurobiological origins of tinnitus. During this period, numerous behavioral and …

Tinnitus is a vexing disorder of hearing characterized by sound sensations originating in the
head without any external stimulation. The specific etiology of these sensations is uncertain …

The classic view of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is that the “primary” targets are hair
cells, and that cochlear-nerve loss is “secondary” to hair cell degeneration. Our recent work …