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SUBMITTER: Suk WC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6354472 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Suk Won Choi WC Kim Su Jin SJ Chang Dong Sik DS Lee Ho Yun HY
The journal of international advanced otology 20180801 2
<h4>Objectives</h4>We aimed to assess the clinical significance of the intensity of transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) in chronic tinnitus.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>Four sessions of tVNS were performed over a 2-week period for 24 patients with unilateral, non-pulsatile chronic tinnitus. The cavum, cymba, and tragus were sequentially stimulated to the maximal sensory thresholds. One month later, after the four sessions, the level of tinnitus distress and changes in stimulus intensi ...[more]