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Impact of tDCS and HD-tDCS on tinnitus perception: A scoping review.

Elyssa Kok, T; Schaette, R; Shekhawat, GS; (2021) Impact of tDCS and HD-tDCS on tinnitus perception: A scoping review. In: Progress in Brain Research. (pp. 225-244). Elsevier

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Abstract

Tinnitus is the auditory phantom perception of a sound that severely affects the quality of life of over 300,000 people in the United Kingdom alone. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a noninvasive brain stimulation tool, which has been investigated as a potential tinnitus management option since 2006. This study aimed to investigate the impact of tDCS and high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS) on tinnitus perception. A scoping review was undertaken using the framework by Arksey and O'malley (2005). After consideration of relevance, 38 primary research studies were included in the data charting to examine the impact of (HD-)tDCS on tinnitus. Twenty-two of the primary research studies reported significant therapeutic effects of (HD)-tDCS on tinnitus perception. However, only eight of these included a sham-control condition. The tDCS protocols in the studies were highly heterogeneous and sample sizes were generally small. More double-blind, sham-controlled trials are needed that use similar protocols and outcome measures before definitive conclusions about the efficacy of (HD-)tDCS for tinnitus can be drawn.

Type: Book chapter
Title: Impact of tDCS and HD-tDCS on tinnitus perception: A scoping review.
DOI: 10.1016/bs.pbr.2020.05.002
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.pbr.2020.05.002
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Brain stimulation, HD-tDCS, High-definition transcranial direct current stimulation, Neuromodulation, Review, Scoping review, Tinnitus, Tinnitus treatment, Transcranial direct current stimulation, tDCS
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > The Ear Institute
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10128365
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