Imaging reveals how brain fails to tune out phantom sounds of tinnitus
Wednesday, June 23, 2010 - 13:20
in Psychology & Sociology
About 40 million people in the US today suffer from tinnitus, an irritating and sometimes debilitating auditory disorder in which a person "hears" sounds, such as ringing, that don't actually exist. There isn't a cure for what has long been a mysterious ailment, but new research suggests there may, someday, be a way to alleviate the sensation of this sound.