When you mention tinnitus to your doctor, the conversation usually goes one of two ways: they check your ears, find nothing structurally wrong, and either shrug or tell you to "learn to live with it." Or they prescribe a masking device and call it a day.
But neuroscientists have been quietly revolutionizing our understanding of this condition. What they've discovered is alarming in the best possible way: tinnitus is not primarily an ear condition. It is a brain condition. And this distinction changes everything about how we should approach treatment.
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