Tinnitus, a Cochlear Phenomenon? Cochlear Origin of Tinnitus and Outer Hair Cell Motor Protein Prestin as a Biomarker for Tinnitus

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Highlights

• Prestin can potentially serve as a biomarker after obtaining normative data for tinnitus.
• The hypothesis can supported that tinnitus is of cochlear origin together with future studies.
• The hypothesis may provide a better understanding of the physiopathological mechanisms of tinnitus.
• It can be help in the development of effective tinnitus therapies.

Cochlear origin of tinnitus and outer hair cell motor protein Prestin as a biomarker for tinnitus