Wang, Kapolowicz, Li et al. investigate the effect of cochlear implantation on tinnitus in postlingually deafened individuals with or without pre-surgical tinnitus. There is a low risk of cochlear implants causing tinnitus but a high chance of them suppressing tinnitus, with a fast tinnitus suppression mechanism relating to device activation and a slow one that relates to brain plasticity.
- Qian Wang
- Michelle R. Kapolowicz
- Shi-Ming Yang