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While tinnitus ringing isn't a result of vibrations activating the hair cells in the cochlea, the hair cells are still the reason the ringing occurs. If I recal
by rarely 2y ago
While tinnitus ringing isn't a result of vibrations activating the hair cells in the cochlea, the hair cells are still the reason the ringing occurs. If I recall correctly, it is still possible to exhaust these ringing-inducing hair cells to gain temporary relief. I wonder if you could somehow mask in a constant ringing that would exhaust these specific hair cells at some frequency for extended relief?
- hooverd 2y agoWe've discovered that people can still experience tinnitus if their cochlear nerve is severed for whatever reason. There's a lot of causes- personally I think they all lead to neurons in the auditory processing part of your brain going wee-woo, sort of a localized epilepsy.
- hprotagonist 2y ago“maladaptive plasticity” is a keyword to google here.