Recent neuroimaging studies suggest that the brain adapts with pain, as well as imparts risk
for developing chronic pain. Within this context, we revisit the concepts for nociception, acute …

Sensorineural hearing loss induced by noise or ototoxic drug exposure reduces the neural
activity transmitted from the cochlea to the central auditory system. Despite a reduced …

Tinnitus is the perception of phantom sound in the absence of a corresponding external
source. It is a highly prevalent disorder, and most cases are caused by cochlear injury that …

Tinnitus is a considered to be an auditory phantom phenomenon, a persistent conscious
percept of a salient memory trace, externally attributed, in the absence of a sound source. It …

Tinnitus and chronic pain are sensory–perceptual disorders associated with negative affect
and high impact on well-being and behavior. It is now becoming increasingly clear that …

The prevalence of hearing problems in the Western world has, due to aging of the
population, doubled over the past 30 years. Thereby, noise-induced hearing loss is an …

Background: The study of tinnitus mechanisms has increased tenfold in the last decade. The
common denominator for all of these studies is the goal of elucidating the underlying neural …

Tinnitus, sound perception in the absence of physical stimuli, occurs in 15% of the
population and is the top-reported disability for soldiers after combat. Noise overexposure is …

Objectives. Depressive symptoms are common in individuals with tinnitus and may
substantially aggravate their distress. The mechanisms, however, by which depression and …

Tinnitus is a common disorder that often complicates hearing loss. Its mechanisms are
incompletely understood. Current theories proposing pathophysiology from the ear to the …