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
In tinnitus patients with autonomic imbalance, tVNS acutely raised heart-rate variability and shifted autonomic balance away from sympathetic dominance.
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- Condition
- Tinnitus
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Observational / Cohort
- Participants
- 97
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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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