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Vol. 37, Number 2 Summer 2012


Michael Malusevic, Executive Director Jennifer Born, Editor


Tinnitus Today is published three times a year, in Spring (April), Summer (August) and Winter (December), and mailed to American Tinnitus Association members and donors. Circulation is rotated to 75,000 annually.


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©2012 American Tinnitus Association. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form, or by any means, without the prior written permission of the Publisher. ISSN: 0897-6368 (print). ISSN: 1530-6569 (online).


Board of Directors Mark K. Johnson, J.D., Chair, Anchorage, Alaska Thomas J. Lobl, Ph.D., Vice-Chair, Valencia, Calif. James Chinnis, Jr., Ph.D., Secretary, Warrenton, Va. Marsha Johnson, Au.D., Treasurer, Portland, Ore. Carol A. Bauer, M.D., FACS, Springfield, Ill. Jeff De Cagna, FRSA FASAE, Reston, Va. William “Van” Harrison, Tempe, Ariz. Cathy Henderson Jones, Au.D., Warrenville, Ill. Scott C. Mitchell, J.D., Houston, Texas Norma Mraz, Au.D., Alpharetta, Ga. Susan E. Shore, Ph.D., Ann Arbor, Mich. Joseph Trevisani, M.I.A., New York, N.Y. Bradley S. Vite, Elkhart, Ind. Melanie F. West, Cave Creek, Ariz.


Honorary Director William Shatner, Los Angeles, Calif.


Scientific Advisory Committee Susan E. Shore, Ph.D., Chair, Ann Arbor, Mich. Robert F. Burkard, Ph.D., Buffalo, N.Y. Donald Caspary, Ph.D., Springfield, Ill. Kejian Chen, Ph.D., San Diego, Calif. Dirk De Ridder, M.D., Ph.D., Antwerp, Belgium James (Jay) W. Hall, Ph.D., FAAA, Gainesville, Fla. James Henry, Ph.D., Portland, Ore. Fatima T. Husain, Ph.D., Urbana-Champaign, Ill. Marlies Knipper, Ph.D., Tübingen, Germany Jennifer Melcher, Ph.D., Boston, Mass. Mark S. Mennemeier, Ph.D., Little Rock, Ark. Jay Piccirillo, M.D., FACS, St. Louis, Mo. Larry E. Roberts, Ph.D., Hamilton, Ontario Hinrich Staecker, M.D., Ph.D., Kansas City, Kan. Athanasios Tzounopoulos, Ph.D., Pittsburgh, Pa. Pim Van Dijk, Ph.D., Groningen, The Netherlands Fan-Gang Zeng, Ph.D., Irvine, Calif. Jinsheng Zhang, Ph.D., Detroit, Mich.


REGULAR FEATURES 2


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Members Corner Katie Fuller


A Message from ATA’s Executive Director Michael Malusevic


Letters to the Editor Jennifer Born


Questions and Answers Guest Professional, Amit Gosalia, Au.D., FAAA


Special Donors and Tributes


ATA-FUNDED RESEARCH 10


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The Effect of Tinnitus on Gap Detection Rebecca Haas, Au.D., Jacek Smurzynski, Ph.D., and Marc Fagelson, Ph.D.


rTMS for the Treatment of Chronic Tinnitus: Optimization by Stimulation of the Cortical Tinnitus Network Astrid Lehner, Dipl.Psych., Martin Schecklmann, Ph.D., Berthold Langguth, M.D., Ph.D.


15 New ATA-Funded Research Daniel Born


RESEARCH FROM AROUND THE WORLD 11


Glossary of Research Terms 18 21 22 24 26


Research Round-Up 2012: What’s New from Around the Globe ATA Staff


Tinnitus Cancelation Verified by Magnetoencephalography Leslie W. Dalton, Jr., Ph.D., CCC-A/SLP, FAAA, FADA


Office of Naval Research Funds Nearly $2 Million in Tinnitus Research Jennifer Born


The Art and Innovation of Tinnitus Research Scott C. Mitchell, J.D.


Tinnitus Research: The Scientists’ Side of a Cure


28 Vagus Nerve Stimulation: New Potential for Tinnitus Relief Will Rosellini, J.D., Ph.D., Jordan Curnes, MBA, Navzer Engineer, M.D., Ph.D.


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SPECIAL FEATURES 6


8 16 Fond Farewells…and Warm Welcomes Muscle Power Raises Money to Fulfill ATA’s Mission


13 A Gift of Hope Wes Breazeale


Michael’s Story


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