Does Magnetic Stimulation Help Tinnitus? (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation)

Image from NeuroStar Given media exposure, there has been greater public interest in the use of powerful magnetic impulses applied to the head in order to treat tinnitus . It is hypothesized that this treatment called repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) works by temporarily disrupting abnormally hyper-excitable brain circuits within the auditory cortex and resetting it to a more "normal" baseline. At this time, rTMS is FDA approved to treat depression only, but an…

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Lawsuit Alleges Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Paralyzed Patient's Face

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is being sued by a patient who underwent an experimental transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) therapy which allegedly caused a facial paralysis which was than negligently treated. The trial is scheduled for Oct 13, 2013. [ link ] Briefly, the patient in 2008 underwent experimental TMS to treat constipation and incontinence. TMS is a noninvasive method to cause depolarization or hyperpolarization in the neurons of the brain using pulses of electr…

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A New BAHA Hearing Aid... Without the Screw Implant

For patients with a significant conductive hearing loss or mixed hearing loss, B one- A nchored H earing A ids (BAHA) are an option that negates the need to place anything in the ear canal. Traditional hearing aids require some type of ear hook that is inserted into the ear canal to allow amplified sound to reach the middle and inner ear. BAHA transmits sound to the inner ear via a different mechanism using actual bone vibration. The bone vibration can be transmitted either via direct…

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FDA Approves New Surgical Reflux Treatment

On March 22, 2012, the FDA approved the LINX Reflux Management System to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Developed by Torax Medical , the "LINX system is composed of a series of titanium beads, each with a magnetic core, connected together with independent titanium wires to form a ring shape like a bracelet of beads. It is implanted at the lower esophageal sphincter (LES), a circular band of muscle that closes the last few centimeters of the esophagus and prevents the …

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