Masking of tinnitus through a cochlear implant.
The relief of tinnitus has been effected in a cochlear-implant patient by presenting masking sounds to the microphone of the implant. Oddly enough, the presence of the masking sound improved the clarity of speech and music.
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Department of Otolaryngology, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland 97283-0885, USA.
D000161:Acoustic Stimulation; D000328:Adult; D019929:Cochlear Implantation; D003638:Deafness / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010470:Perceptual Masking / Q000502:physiology*; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*