Tinnitus suppression by electric stimulation of the auditory nerve

Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue MARCH, 2012, Pages

  Chang, Janice Erica ^a   Zeng, Fan Gang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cochlear implant; Electric stimulation; Loudness adaptation; Tinnitus

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; COCHLEAR NERVE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOUDNESS; MALE; PULSE RATE; SIGNAL PROCESSOR; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TINNITUS; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84858979518     PISSN: 16625137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnsys.2012.00019     Document Type: Article

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