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Textbook of Tinnitus

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Tinnitus can affect the entire life of an individual, can prevent intellectual work, and impair the quality of life in general; in some instances, tinnitus can cause suicide. Severe tinnitus is often accompanied by hyperacusis and affective disorders such as phonophobia and depression.

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Abbreviations

CNS:

Central nervous system

EEG:

Electroencephalography

PAG:

Periaquaductal gray

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  1. School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas, GR 41, 800 W Campbell Rd, Richardson, TX, 75080, USA

    Aage R. Møller

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  1. School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas, USAUSA

    Aage R. Møller

  2. Department of Psychiatry Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany

    Berthold Langguth

  3. BRAI2N/TRI Tinnitus Clinic and Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Antwerp, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650, Edegem, Belgium

    Dirk De Ridder

  4. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany

    Tobias Kleinjung

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Møller, A.R. (2011). Introduction. In: Møller, A.R., Langguth, B., De Ridder, D., Kleinjung, T. (eds) Textbook of Tinnitus. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60761-145-5_1

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