Feasibility, safety and efficacy of transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation in chronic tinnitus: an open pilot study
Kreuzer PM, Landgrebe M, Resch M, Husser O, Schecklmann M, Geisreiter F, Poeppl TB, Prasser SJ, Hajak G, Rupprecht R, et al.
Brain Stimulation · 2014
Key finding
A two-phase open pilot found taVNS alone produced no clinically relevant improvement in tinnitus complaints despite being feasible and safe in non-cardiac patients.
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- Condition
- Tinnitus
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
- 50
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Kreuzer, P. M., Landgrebe, M., Resch, M., Husser, O., Schecklmann, M., Geisreiter, F., Poeppl, T. B., Prasser, S. J., Hajak, G., Rupprecht, R., & Langguth, B. (2014). Feasibility, safety and efficacy of transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation in chronic tinnitus: an open pilot study. Brain Stimulation, 7(5), 740-747. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2014.05.003
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