Tinnitus suppression after cochlear implantation in patients with single-sided deafness

Abstract Background Tinnitus associated with single-sided deafness (SSD) is frequent and often incapacitating, and is difficult to treat. Numerous studies have reported the suppression of tinnitus by electrical stimulation of the acoustic pathway through a cochlear implant (CI), with a low risk of w...

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Main Authors: Mohamed F. M. Ahmed, Ahmed Khater
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-02-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.4103/1012-5574.199404