title: Is tinnitus an acoasm?
abstract: Tinnitus and unspecific auditory hallucinations generally known as acoasms arise from identical or at least similar cerebral structures. Both phenomena can be interpreted as signs of an over activation of neuronal networks. Several pieces of evidence to underline this hypothesis as well as its implications are discussed. It is even speculated that both clinical entities might profit from treatment strategies that are normally employed for treatment of the other.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital of Erlangen, Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany. wolfgang.sperling@uk-erlangen.de
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sperling
authors.forename: Helge
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mueller
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kornhuber
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Biermann
mesh_terms: D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008959:Models, Neurological; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000145:classification / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy