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Abbreviations

C2–4 :

Upper cervical spine segment

DC:

Dorsal cortex (of IC)

DCN:

Dorsal cochlear nucleus

DR:

Dorsal raphe nucleus

IC:

Inferior colliculus

ICX:

External nucleus (of IC)

LC:

Locus coeruleus

Sp5:

Spinal trigeminal nucleus

STT:

Spinothalamic tract

TENS:

Transderm electrical nerve stimulation

V1:

Upper branch of the trigeminal nerve

VAS:

Visual analog scale

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  2. Department of Psychiatry Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany

    Berthold Langguth

  3. BRAI2N/TRI Tinnitus Clinic and Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Antwerp, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650, Edegem, Belgium

    Dirk De Ridder

  4. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany

    Tobias Kleinjung

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Møller, A.R. (2011). Cutaneous Stimulation. In: Møller, A.R., Langguth, B., De Ridder, D., Kleinjung, T. (eds) Textbook of Tinnitus. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60761-145-5_91

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