Record Status This is a bibliographic record of a published health technology assessment. No evaluation of the quality of this assessment has been made for the HTA database. Citation NIHR HSRIC. Serenity System® to treat tinnitus. Birmingham: NIHR Horizon Scanning Research&Intelligence Centre. Horizon Scanning Review. 2015 Authors' objectives Serenity® is designed to treat tinnitus, which is a noise or ringing in the ears. Currently, there is no treatment that works for everyone. Serenity® involves having a small implant placed in the patient's chest. For short periods, this implant stimulates a nerve in the neck, at the same time as the patient is listening to sounds being played through headphones. This combination 'tells' the brain to 'pay attention' to the sound being played and not the tinnitus sound. It is claimed that over time the impact of the tinnitus sounds decrease. Indexing Status Subject indexing assigned by CRD MeSH Humans; Surveys and Questionnaires; Tinnitus Language Published English Country of organisation England English summary An English language summary is available. Address for correspondence NIHR Horizon Scanning Research&Intelligence Centre, University of Birmingham, Institute of Applied Health Research, Public Health building, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT
Tel: 0121 414 9077 Email: nihrhsc@contacts.bham.ac.uk AccessionNumber 32016000462 Date abstract record published 08/03/2016 |