Goopadrew@beehaw.orgtoScience@beehaw.org•Tinnitus Linked to Hidden Undetected Auditory Nerve Damage – A Step Towards a Cure
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1 year agoYeah, very likely a mix of tones. For me it’s primarily 13.9kHz, but occasionally a much lower tone in just my right ear
This research is apparently showing different damage than what was thought from previous experiments. The previous theories would suggest minor hearing loss, but these researchers found many cases where affected people performed normally on hearing tests, indicating hidden nerve damage and a different mechanism causing the phantom sound