Noninvasive Tinnitus Treatment Turns Volume Down on Phantom Noises (3 of 7) (IMAGE)

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Noninvasive Tinnitus Treatment Turns Volume Down on Phantom Noises (3 of 7)

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Scientists revealed the neurological causes of tinnitus (hearing sounds sound even in the absence of external noise) by studying guinea pigs.

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David Martel and Christopher Chang

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