Evidence that Memantine Reduces Chronic Tinnitus Caused by Acoustic Trauma in Rats

Subjective tinnitus is a chronic neurological disorder in which phantom sounds are perceived. Increasing evidence suggests that tinnitus is caused by neuronal hyperactivity in auditory brain regions, either due to a decrease in synaptic inhibition or an increase in synaptic excitation. One drug inve...

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Main Authors: Zheng, Yiwen, McNamara, Emily, Stiles, Lucy, Darlington, Cynthia L., Smith, Paul F.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Research Foundation 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3449490/