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Moore, B. C. J. (2007). Cochlear hearing loss: Physiological, psychological and technical
issues. Wiley.
Details cortical gain and spontaneous activity linked to tinnitus.
Eggermont, J. J., & Roberts, L. E. (2012). The neuroscience of tinnitus. Trends in
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Describes maladaptive cortical reorganisation and hyperactivity.
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Sweetow, R. W., & Henderson Sabes, J. (2010). The case for acoustic stimulation in tinnitus management. International Journal of Audiology, 49(9), 677–680.
Demonstrates enriched acoustic environments reduce tinnitus awareness.
Henry, J. A., Zaugg, T. L., Myers, P. J., & Schechter, M. A. (2008). Using therapeutic sound with progressive audiologic tinnitus management. Trends in Amplification, 12(3), 188–209.
Shows consistent sound exposure aids habituation.
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Jastreboff, P. J., & Hazell, J. W. P. (2004). Tinnitus retraining therapy: Implementing the
neurophysiological model. Cambridge University Press.
Classic model integrating counselling and sound therapy.
Horowitz, S. S. (2012). The Universal Sense: How Hearing Shapes the Mind. Bloomsbury.
Discusses perception in anechoic chambers and tinnitus parallels.
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Rauschecker, J. P., Leaver, A. M., & Mühlau, M. (2010). Tuning out the noise: Limbic–auditoryinteractions in tinnitus. Neuron, 66(6), 819–826.
Explains how emotional circuits influence tinnitus perception.
Darrow, K. et al. (2019–2024). Clinical presentations and white papers linking hearing loss,
tinnitus, and cognitive decline.
Emphasises auditory deprivation as a modifiable dementia risk factor.
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Livingston, G. et al. (2020). Dementia prevention, intervention, and care: 2020 report of the
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Identifies hearing loss as a major mid-life risk factor for cognitive decline.
Searchfield, G. D. (2016). Sound therapy and beyond: The role of auditory training and
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Sereda, M., et al. (2018). A holistic model for personalised tinnitus management. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 12, 435.
vA review of tinnitus symptoms beyond the auditory system: The limbic
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All referenced studies are publicly available through academic publishers or open-access repositories. Clinicians and researchers are encouraged to cite directly from source materials when referencing tinnitusclinic.ie or the QNAS model.