Tinnitus and Hyperacusis

Facts, Theories, and Clinical Implications

Jos Eggermont
Elsevier
332 pages
ISBN: 9780323919128
March 2022

This book begins with an overview of the etiology and genetics behind tinnitus and hyperacusis. The author then proposes two parallel neural pathways underlying these conditions and provides a basis for connecting animal to human research. Neurotransmitters, neuromodulators and immediate early genes are discussed, along with a detailed comparison of about a dozen models aimed at explaining tinnitus and hyperacusis, including the neurophysiological model, the neural synchrony model and the cortical map reorganization and filling-in model.