Brain Activity and Tinnitus

I recently found an article about the difference in the brain activity of tinnitus sufferers. This is significant, because brain studies like this just may lead to a cure for tinnitus, which, up to now, has known to be incurable. I’m excited to share this information with you!

Tinnitus affects around 50 million people. It has been shown that it has a neurophysiological base. Studies like this one will continue to further the cause of finding the cure.

From the article:
“In discussing their findings, the authors suggest that their study supports previous work indicating that the prefrontal cortex is a candidate region for integration of the sensory and emotional aspects of tinnitus.” ~emphasis mine

Some studies done have suggested that parts of the brain involved in attention and emotional regulation might be involved in the production of tinnitus. Wow!

In a study that examined the power spectrum of neuromagnetic oscillatory activity during rest, it was discovered through analysis of the frequency spectrum of recorded magnetic fields that the energy in the alpha band was strongly reduced and that of the delta band enhanced in a group with tinnitus, as compared with a group of individuals with normal hearing.

The “money shot”:
This study: “supports the idea that changes in cortical activity might be mediated by sensory deprivation, in this case that partial hearing loss might be involved in producing tinnitus.”

If you’re not scientifically oriented, what this means is that the more they study the brain, and in particular, the pre-frontal cortex, the more likely they are to figure out the mechanics of tinnitus, and THAT may lead to the cure!

I can only hope and pray!

Here’s that article

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