History of Tinnitus Research at the VA National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research (NCRAR), 1997–2021: Studies and Key Findings

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<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>The Veterans Affairs (VA) Rehabilitation Research & Development (RR&D) National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research (NCRAR) was first funded by the RR&D Service in 1997 and has been funded continuously since that time. The overall purpose of the NCRAR is to “improve the quality of life of Veterans and others with hearing and balance problems through clinical research, technology development, and education that leads to better patient care” ( www.ncrar.research.va.gov ). An important component of the research conducted at the NCRAR has been a focus on clinical and rehabilitative aspects of tinnitus. Multiple investigators have received grants to conduct tinnitus research and the present article provides an overview of this research from the NCRAR's inception through 2021.</jats:p>

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10.1055/s-0043-1770140

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Henry, James A, Robert L Folmer, Tara L Zaugg, Sarah M Theodoroff, Candice M Quinn, Kelly M Reavis, Emily J Thielman, Kathleen F Carlson, et al. (n.d.). History of Tinnitus Research at the VA National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research (NCRAR), 1997–2021: Studies and Key Findings. Seminars in Hearing. 10.1055/s-0043-1770140 Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/28264.

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Candice Manning Quinn

Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences

Candice Quinn, AuD, PhD, FAAA, is a VA RR&D Research Investigator at the Durham VA Health Care System and an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Duke University School of Medicine in the Department of Head & Neck Surgery and Communication Sciences. She is also an affiliate investigator at the VA RR&D National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research (NCRAR) in Portland, OR. Dr. Quinn's research program focuses on the psychoacoustic evaluation and diagnosis of tinnitus, app-based development for tinnitus evaluation and sound therapies, and the use of hearing aids as a tinnitus treatment modality.


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