Electrical Stimulation of the Ear: Clinical Applications
- 1 November 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology
- Vol. 92 (6) , 621-622
- https://doi.org/10.1177/000348948309200617
Abstract
Electrical stimulation of the ear in humans was performed with an extracochlear electrode on the round window. With positive currents, suppression of tinnitus could be induced. With negative currents, auditory sensations were evoked. Since electrical stimulation with DC currents may be hazardous in the long term, it cannot yet be proposed for the suppression of tinnitus. However, electrically evoked hearing sensations with AC currents seem to be of definite interest for some totally deaf patients.Keywords
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