Evidence for a Transient State of Auditory Hypersensitivity During Initial Onset of Tinnitus: IDAEP Changes Between Acute and Chronic Tinnitus

Abishek Umashankar, Kai Alter, Phillip E. Gander, William Sedley, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Science, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Bioscience Institute, Faculty of Medical Science, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Division of Nuclear Medicine, University of Iowa

Trends in Amplification

Published online on June 27, 2026

Abstract

Trends in Hearing, Volume 30, January-December 2026.
Once persistent for around a month, tinnitus typically persists permanently. This transition from acute to chronic tinnitus is thought to reflect dynamic neurophysiological changes and plasticity within central auditory and non-auditory networks, but ...