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Poor Sleep Heightens 'Ringing Ear' Disease Symptoms: Study
Posted 25 Apr 2012 by Drugs.com
WEDNESDAY, April 25 – For people with tinnitus, which features chronic ringing, buzzing, hissing or clicking in the head and ears, poor sleep makes it even more difficult to cope with the condition, researchers have found. The study included 117 tinnitus patients treated at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit between 2009 and 2011. The more severe the patients' insomnia, the greater their complaints about their tinnitus symptoms and the worse their emotional distress, the findings showed. "Tinnitus involves [mental], emotional and psycho-physiological processes, which can result in an increase in a patient's distress," study co-author Dr. Kathleen Yaremchuk, chairwoman of the hospital's ear, nose and throat department, said in a Henry Ford Health System news release. "Sleep complaints, including insomnia, in these patients may result in a decrease in their tolerance to tinnitus." "Treating ... Read more
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Animal Study Finds Nerve Stimulation May Thwart Tinnitus
Posted 12 Jan 2011 by Drugs.com
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 12 – Research in rats suggests that "rebooting" the brain can help stop tinnitus, a condition characterized by persistent ringing or other noises in the ears. There is no cure for tinnitus, which can occur as a result of hearing loss. In this study, U.S. researchers stimulated the vagus nerve while simultaneously playing a variety of sound tones over an extended period of time. The goal was to increase the numbers of neurons tuned to frequencies other than the tinnitus frequency. The vagus nerve is a large nerve that runs from the head and neck to the abdomen. When stimulated, the nerve releases chemicals that help encourage changes in the brain. Vagus nerve stimulation is sometimes used to treat depression and epilepsy. A control group of rats received vagus nerve stimulation with no tones, no therapy or tones with no vagus nerve stimulation. Judging from the resulting ... Read more
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Can Cell Phones Cause Another Kind of Ringing?
Posted 19 Jul 2010 by Drugs.com
MONDAY, July 19 – Regular cell phone use may increase the risk of developing persistent ringing in the ear – a condition known as tinnitus, a small Austrian study suggests. But one U.S. ear specialist called the data used for the study "very weak," adding that the study failed to prove a connection between cell phone use and tinnitus. The study's lead researcher, Dr. Hans-Peter Hutter of the Institute of Environmental Health at the Medical University of Vienna, said "high intensity, long duration of mobile phone use might be associated with occurrence of tinnitus. Therefore, we are recommending a far more conscious and cautious way of using mobile phones." The study authors cited studies showing that tinnitus affects 10 percent to 15 percent of people in the developed world, and they said that number is increasing. The condition can severely affect quality of life for many sufferers, ... Read more
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Tinnitus Not Usually an Inherited Condition
Posted 18 Feb 2010 by Drugs.com
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 17 – Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) isn't a highly inherited disorder, Norwegian researchers conclude. While tinnitus has been reported to cluster in families, little is known about the role that genes play in the condition. In the new study, researchers analyzed data gathered from almost 13,000 spouses, more than 27,600 parents and offspring, and close to 11,500 siblings. A subgroup of more than 28,000 people completed a second questionnaire designed to collect more information about tinnitus. About 20.9 percent of the study participants reported definite or probable tinnitus symptoms. The researchers found no indication that tinnitus is passed down through families. "Our results do not necessarily mean that genetic effects are unimportant for all forms of tinnitus, because this symptom can arise from a wide variety of underlying diseases," wrote Dr. Ellen Kvestad, of ... Read more
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