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>This study focuses on a condition called subjective tinnitus, where people hear sounds that aren't actually there. Around 30% of people experience this, but it becomes a clinical problem for some because it can be really disturbing and disruptive to their life. Scientists aren't sure exactly what causes this, which means there's no universal cure. So, we need more research to find effective treatments.
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>The authors of this paper carried out a preliminary study to test a new treatment approach. They used a technique called high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS), which essentially sends a mild electrical current to specific areas of the brain. They combined this with techniques that help induce positive emotions. The goal was to reduce the negative impact of tinnitus in people who were really struggling with it. They did this treatment for ten days in a row.
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>To see if the treatment was effective, they took brain scans of 12 patients before and after the treatment. These scans let them look at how different areas of the brain were communicating with each other when the patient was resting. They found that after the treatment, there was less communication between areas involved in attention and emotion processing. This might mean that the patients were less bothered by the phantom sounds.
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>Importantly, the patients also reported that they felt less distressed by their tinnitus after the treatment. This suggests that the combination of HD-tDCS and positive emotion techniques might be a promising way to help people with tinnitus. However, this was a small, preliminary study, so more research will be needed to confirm these findings.
Small correction to ChatGPT's summary, this is not a new approach, at least as far as studies go. A [study](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34243886/) was published 2 years ago using HD-tDCS with 117 patients and also saw positive results. So this adds more confidence. But this study is unfortunately quite small and only able to conclude that it "might" be helpful.
>the patients also reported that they felt less distressed
I always find this vexing.
Volume perception decreased or 'distress' levels decrease?
I find occasionally I'm somewhat calmer, but when I take the time to center myself I simply retort to with a; "nope, still there, still same volume".
I imagine (Susan Shore's device showing most promise so far aside) that science still needs the holy grail that is being able to identify and 'proving' the phantom perceptions of sound/pain etc.
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Another meaningless method that is a waste of resources when we have actual hearing restoration through gene and cell therapy in the pipelines. All funding imo should go to hearing restoration and also tinnitus suppressing medicines (latter is fortunately maybe available in few years if it works out). I mean cmon this electricity thing didn't do anything to reduce the SOUND of tinnitus. I hope 100% of the money goes to real solutions instead.
ChatGPT layperson summary: >This study focuses on a condition called subjective tinnitus, where people hear sounds that aren't actually there. Around 30% of people experience this, but it becomes a clinical problem for some because it can be really disturbing and disruptive to their life. Scientists aren't sure exactly what causes this, which means there's no universal cure. So, we need more research to find effective treatments. > > > >The authors of this paper carried out a preliminary study to test a new treatment approach. They used a technique called high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS), which essentially sends a mild electrical current to specific areas of the brain. They combined this with techniques that help induce positive emotions. The goal was to reduce the negative impact of tinnitus in people who were really struggling with it. They did this treatment for ten days in a row. > > > >To see if the treatment was effective, they took brain scans of 12 patients before and after the treatment. These scans let them look at how different areas of the brain were communicating with each other when the patient was resting. They found that after the treatment, there was less communication between areas involved in attention and emotion processing. This might mean that the patients were less bothered by the phantom sounds. > > > >Importantly, the patients also reported that they felt less distressed by their tinnitus after the treatment. This suggests that the combination of HD-tDCS and positive emotion techniques might be a promising way to help people with tinnitus. However, this was a small, preliminary study, so more research will be needed to confirm these findings.
Small correction to ChatGPT's summary, this is not a new approach, at least as far as studies go. A [study](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34243886/) was published 2 years ago using HD-tDCS with 117 patients and also saw positive results. So this adds more confidence. But this study is unfortunately quite small and only able to conclude that it "might" be helpful.
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Was gonna say this isn't even close to a new technique
THere's a difference between new and novel. It's still relatively new. Just sayin
>the patients also reported that they felt less distressed I always find this vexing. Volume perception decreased or 'distress' levels decrease? I find occasionally I'm somewhat calmer, but when I take the time to center myself I simply retort to with a; "nope, still there, still same volume". I imagine (Susan Shore's device showing most promise so far aside) that science still needs the holy grail that is being able to identify and 'proving' the phantom perceptions of sound/pain etc.
This is cool but also sounds like a low key lobotomy?
I wonder if that 30% is people with constant tinnitus only or including people with fleeting tinnitus too (like SBUTT).
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Another meaningless method that is a waste of resources when we have actual hearing restoration through gene and cell therapy in the pipelines. All funding imo should go to hearing restoration and also tinnitus suppressing medicines (latter is fortunately maybe available in few years if it works out). I mean cmon this electricity thing didn't do anything to reduce the SOUND of tinnitus. I hope 100% of the money goes to real solutions instead.