Iman Ghodratitoostani, Zahra Vaziri, Milton Miranda Neto, Camila de Giacomo Carneiro Barros, Alexandre Cláudio Botazzo Delbem, Miguel Angelo Hyppolito, Hamid Jalilvand, Francisco Louzada, Joao Pereira Leite
Tinnitus is a conscious attended awareness perception of sourceless sound. Widespread theoretical and evidence-based neurofunctional and psychological models have tried to explain tinnitus-related distress considering the influence of psychological and cognitive factors. However, tinnitus models seem to be less focused on causality, thereby easily misleading interpretations. Also, they may be incapable of individualization. This study proposes a Conceptual Cognitive Framework (CCF) providing insight into cognitive mechanisms involved in the predisposition, precipitation, and perpetuation of tinnitus and consequent cognitive-emotional disturbances...
March 26, 2024: Scientific Reports