Langguth, Berthold and Landgrebe, M. and Sand, P. G. and Kleinjung, T. and Hajak, Goeran and Eichhammer, P. (2006) Treatment of chronic tinnitus with low frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation. NERVENHEILKUNDE, 25 (8). pp. 649-652. ISSN 0722-1541,
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Idiopathic tinnitus is a frequent and debilitating disorder of largely unknown pathophysiological conditions. Recent studies demonstrated neuroplastic changes with increased activation in the central auditory system of patients suffering from chronic tinnitus. Pilot studies have demonstrated that tinnitus can be reduced by MRI and PET guided low frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS). Eleven patients with chronic tinnitus were treated with low frequency rTMS (110% motor threshold, 1 Hz, 2 000 Stimuli/day, 10 days). The TMS coil was positioned over the left auditory cortex by using anatomical landmarks. Treatment effects were assessed with the Tinnitus Severity Questionnaire. After rTMS treatment a significant reduction of tinnitus severity was observed, outlasting the stimulation period by at least two weeks. Low frequency rTMS of the left auditory cortex seems to be a promising new method for the treatment of chronic tinnitus.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | AUDITORY-CORTEX; BRAIN; RTMS; tinnitus; transcranial magnetic stimulation; neuroplasticity |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Mar 2021 07:58 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Mar 2021 07:58 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/35235 |
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