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 …

Tinnitus is a phantom auditory sensation that reduces quality of life for millions of people
worldwide, and for which there is no medical cure. Most cases of tinnitus are associated with …

Recent work suggests that hair cells are not the most vulnerable elements in the inner ear;
rather, it is the synapses between hair cells and cochlear nerve terminals that degenerate …

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 …

Tinnitus is unusual for such a common symptom in that there are few treatment options and
those that are available are aimed at reducing the impact rather than specifically addressing …

Tinnitus, reduced sound-level tolerance, and difficulties hearing in noisy environments are
the most common complaints associated with sensorineural hearing loss in adult …

Tinnitus is the perception of sound in the absence of a corresponding external acoustic
stimulus. With prevalence ranging from 10% to 15%, tinnitus is a common disorder. Many …

Ever since Pliny the Elder coined the term tinnitus, the perception of sound in the absence of
an external sound source has remained enigmatic. Traditional theories assume that tinnitus …

Sensorineural hearing loss induced by noise or ototoxic drug exposure reduces the neural
activity transmitted from the cochlea to the central auditory system. Despite a reduced …

Background Tinnitus affects up to 21% of the adult population with an estimated 1% to 3%
experiencing severe problems. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a collection of …