A study for the effect of electrical stimulation on tinnitus treatment based on the correlation analysis of ABR and ECochG

Author

Kim, K.S. ; Park, J.W. ; Nam, S.H. ; Im, J.J. ; Choi, E.S. ; Jun, B.H.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Inje Univ., Kyungnahm, South Korea

Volume

5

fYear

1998

fDate

28 Oct-1 Nov 1998

Firstpage

2456

Abstract

Nine guinea pigs, experiment group (A) and control group (B), were used for the experiment. ABR and ECochG were obtained under four experimental conditions, before tinnitus and 1, 6, 12 hours after tinnitus induction using salicylate. Electrical stimulations were applied to the group A, and the changes of ABR/ECochG correlation coefficients were observed. Results showed that electrical stimulation brings ABR waveforms back to the normal state well in group A compared to group B, which proved the effectiveness of the stimulation. Based on the results of this experiment, establishment of an electrical model which provides quantitative information regarding diagnosis and treatment of tinnitus could be achieved

Keywords

auditory evoked potentials; correlation methods; ear; medical signal processing; patient treatment; waveform analysis; ABR/ECochG correlation analysis; auditory brainstem response; electrical model; electrical stimulation effect; electrocochleogram; guinea pigs; sound perception; tinnitus treatment; Auditory system; Back; Biomedical engineering; Drugs; Educational institutions; Electrical stimulation; Frequency; Lesions; Medical diagnostic imaging; Medical treatment;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1998. Proceedings of the 20th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Hong Kong

ISSN

1094-687X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5164-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1998.744933

Filename

744933