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Neurobiofeedback

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Textbook of Tinnitus

Keypoints

  1. 1.

    While neurofeedback has been used for the treatment of various diseases for about 40 years, research on using it as a treatment against tinnitus has begun only recently.

  2. 2.

    This is mainly due to the fact that the first studies concerning electrophysiological abnormalities in tinnitus patients were done in the early 2000s.

  3. 3.

    This chapter first outlines the history of neurofeedback as well as the theory behind it.

  4. 4.

    This is followed by a short description of the electrophysiological abnormalities in tinnitus patients applied in the studies provided at the end of the chapter.

  5. 5.

    These studies not only show effects on electrophysiological measurements but also demonstrate a great impact on tinnitus sensation and distress.

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Abbreviations

ADHD:

Attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder

dB:

Decibel

EEG:

Electroencephalography

fMRI:

Functional magnetic resonance imaging

HL:

Hearing level

MEG:

Magnetoencephalography

QEEG:

Quantitative electroencephalography

TQ:

Tinnitus questionnaire

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  1. Department of Psychology, University of Konstanz, P.O. Box D25, 78457, Constance, Germany

    Thomas Hartmann

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  1. School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas, USAUSA

    Aage R. Møller

  2. Department of Psychiatry Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany

    Berthold Langguth

  3. BRAI2N/TRI Tinnitus Clinic and Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Antwerp, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650, Edegem, Belgium

    Dirk De Ridder

  4. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany

    Tobias Kleinjung

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Hartmann, T., Lorenz, I., Weisz, N. (2011). Neurobiofeedback. In: Møller, A.R., Langguth, B., De Ridder, D., Kleinjung, T. (eds) Textbook of Tinnitus. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60761-145-5_87

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