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Tinnitus Linked to Hidden Undetected Auditory Nerve Damage – A Step Towards a Cure (scitechdaily.com)
submitted 11 months ago by snaggen@programming.dev to c/science@beehaw.org
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A groundbreaking study by Mass Eye and Ear associates tinnitus with undetected auditory nerve damage, challenging previous beliefs and opening new paths for treatment through auditory nerve regeneration.

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[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 13 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Not really new news. 11 years ago cancer clinic told me the chemo will give me tinitus because besides cancer the chemo drug also kills hearing nerves. The loss of signals in one range makes the brain amplifies all channels to try to get input.

[–] arquebus_x@kbin.social 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Makes sense. I got tinnitus in my left ear after a particularly nasty ear infection.

[–] farcaster@beehaw.org 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Same here. Lifelong tinnitus in one ear without measurable hearing loss. Presumably due to a severe ear infection.

[–] ColonelPanic@lemm.ee 6 points 11 months ago

Also the same, but both ears. I think I've had it since I was about 10 after an ear infection and only relatively recently learned not everyone has stupidly high pitched ringing in their ears all the time.