Journal Reviews

Effect of stimulation levels on speech recognition and auditory threshold performance

3 March 2021 | | Auditory Implants | Auditory Perception, Auditory Threshold, Cochlear Implant, Loudness Perception, Psychoacoustics, Speech Perception

When programming a Cochlear® device, two measurements are normally assessed. T levels relate to the quietest sound the CI user can hear i.e. thresholds, and C levels are comfortable levels which are tolerable for the CI user. If these levels...

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Pharmacologic treatment options for tinnitus

7 January 2021 | | Tinnitus | Anxiety, Clinical trials, Depression, Neurotransmitters, Pharmacology, Psychoacoustic, Tinnitus

This article summarises potential medications that could be used to treat tinnitus and the evidence behind their use. Effective medications to eliminate tinnitus remain elusive but treatment could be divided into two broad categories: treatment to reduce perception of tinnitus...