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Tinnitus Linked to Hidden Undetected Auditory Nerve Damage – A Step Towards a Cure (scitechdaily.com)

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A groundbreaking study by Mass Eye and Ear associates tinnitus with undetected auditory nerve damage, challenging previous beliefs and opening new paths for treatment through auditory nerve regeneration.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Not really new news. 11 years ago cancer clinic told me the chemo will give me tinitus because besides cancer the chemo drug also kills hearing nerves. The loss of signals in one range makes the brain amplifies all channels to try to get input.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago

This research is apparently showing different damage than what was thought from previous experiments. The previous theories would suggest minor hearing loss, but these researchers found many cases where affected people performed normally on hearing tests, indicating hidden nerve damage and a different mechanism causing the phantom sound