Meeus O M, De Ridder D, Van de Heyning P H
University Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Brain Research Center Antwerp for Innovative & Interdisciplinary Neuromodulation (BRAI2N), Antwerp University Hospital (UZA), University of Antwerp.
B-ENT. 2009;5(2):89-100.
The objective of this paper is to present Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), a new and highly promising technique in tinnitus modulation. We conducted a Pubmed and Web of Science search using the words 'Tinnitus', 'TMS' and 'Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation'. We report on the most relevant studies relating to the effects and stimulation parameters of TMS in tinnitus patients. It has already proved possible to reduce tinnitus using TMS and rTMS in selected patient populations with specific stimulation parameters. Intrinsic and extrinsic factors were shown to determine the amount of tinnitus reduction. Though many studies point out that tinnitus reduction can be obtained using TMS, a lot of questions still remain concerning stimulation parameters and optimal patient selection.
本文的目的是介绍经颅磁刺激（TMS），这是一种在耳鸣调节方面全新且极具前景的技术。我们使用“耳鸣”“TMS”和“经颅磁刺激”等词汇在PubMed和科学网进行了检索。我们报告了与TMS对耳鸣患者的影响及刺激参数相关的最具相关性的研究。已经证明，在特定刺激参数下，使用TMS和重复经颅磁刺激（rTMS）可以在选定的患者群体中减轻耳鸣。内在和外在因素被证明决定了耳鸣减轻的程度。尽管许多研究指出使用TMS可以减轻耳鸣，但在刺激参数和最佳患者选择方面仍存在许多问题。
