Frontiers in Psychiatry (Mar 2022)

Case Report: Low-Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex and Auditory Cortex in a Patient With Tinnitus and Depression

  • Chun-Hung Chang,
  • Chun-Hung Chang,
  • Chun-Hung Chang,
  • Wen-Lung Wang,
  • Yu-Hui Shieh,
  • Han-Yuan Peng,
  • Chen-Syuan Ho,
  • Hsin-Chi Tsai,
  • Hsin-Chi Tsai

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.847618
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13

Abstract

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Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has been widely used as a promising therapy for tinnitus. However, the exact target and stimulation sequence of rTMS that is most effective for treating tinnitus remains unclear. Here, we report a case of a 62-year-old man with treatment-refractory tinnitus and depression whose symptoms markedly improved after undergoing low-frequency rTMS over the right-side dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and left auditory cortex area. Our report indicates that low-frequency rTMS treatment that stimulates multiple brain regions sequentially is feasible and may clinically benefit patients with tinnitus and depression.

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