These findings indicate that enhanced neural activity in the auditory and limbic system may contribute to the development of tinnitus, while the hysteretic increase of GABAA receptor binding in specific areas of the CNS may be a compensation for hyperactivity, which may be involved in tinnitus relieving.
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