Tinnitus is an interaction of the environment, cognition, and plasticity. The connection
between the individual with tinnitus and their world seldom receives attention in
neurophysiological research. As well as changes in cell excitability, an individual's culture
and beliefs, and work and social environs may all influence how tinnitus is perceived. In this
review, an ecological framework for current neurophysiological evidence is considered. The
model defines tinnitus as the perception of an auditory object in the absence of an acoustic …