Combining neurofeedback with source estimation: Evaluation of an sLORETA neurofeedback protocol for chronic tinnitus treatment.
Tinnitus distress improved in both training groups, but sLORETA-based training did not outperform conventional neurofeedback. Loudness improvements did not persist at follow-up.
Güntensperger D, Kleinjung T, Neff P, Thüring C, Meyer M.
Restorative neurology and neuroscience · Publication date: 2020
Added to site: 2026-09-09
DOI: 10.3233/rnn-200992
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- Modalities
- Neurofeedback, sLORETA
- Clinical focus
- Tinnitus
- Population
- People with chronic tinnitus
- Sample
- 48 patients
- Intervention / method
- 15 sessions of tomographic alpha/delta neurofeedback
- Comparator
- Conventional electrode-based neurofeedback
Clinician summary
Both groups improved on distress and loudness after training; distress improvements persisted. Between-group differences were not significant.
How to interpret the findings
This comparison does not establish superiority of source-based training or isolate a neurofeedback-specific effect against sham.
Equipment and disclosures
Equipment details were not verified from the reviewed abstract.
Funding and competing-interest disclosures were not verified from the reviewed abstract.
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