Tinnitus

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Eggermont, Jos J. (Editor), Zeng, Fan-Gang (Editor), Popper, Arthur N. (Editor), Fay, Richard R. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: Springer Handbook of Auditory Research, 44
• Subjects: Medicine.; Neurosciences.; Neurology.; Otorhinolaryngology.; Medicine & Public Health.

Tinnitus is a prevalent hearing disease in humans, affecting 15% of the population. At present there is no cure for tinnitus, and treatment options are limited.  Recognizing the significance of tinnitus to hearing, as well as it serving as a window into the basic science of understanding of the hear...