Non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation reduces sympathetic preponderance in patients with tinnitus

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 137, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 426-431

  Ylikoski, Jukka ^a,b   Lehtimäki, Jarmo ^a,b   Pirvola, Ulla ^c   Mäkitie, Antti ^d   Aarnisalo, Antti ^d   Hyvärinen, Petteri ^d   Ylikoski, Matti ^a,b  

^a Helsinki Ear Institute   (Finland)

^b Vagus Medical Inc   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

autonomic nervous system; heart rate variability; Stress; tinnitus; vagal nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NERVE STIMULATION; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PARASYMPATHETIC FUNCTION; PARASYMPATHETIC TONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TINNITUS; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; HEART RATE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; TINNITUS; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85010705115     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: 16512251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016489.2016.1269197     Document Type: Article

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