Non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation reduces sympathetic preponderance in patients with tinnitus
Ylikoski J, Lehtimäki J, Pirvola U, Mäkitie A, Aarnisalo A, Hyvärinen P, Ylikoski M
Acta Otolaryngologica · 2017
Key finding
tVNS significantly increased R-R interval variability in 75% of patients and reduced HRV age in 70%, shifting autonomic balance from sympathetic dominance toward parasympathetic tone in tinnitus patients.
- Condition
- Tinnitus
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Observational / Cohort
- Participants
- 97
Cite this study
Ylikoski, J., Lehtimäki, J., Pirvola, U., Mäkitie, A., Aarnisalo, A., Hyvärinen, P., & Ylikoski, M. (2017). Non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation reduces sympathetic preponderance in patients with tinnitus. Acta Otolaryngologica.
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