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. 2017 Feb 9;8:31. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2017.00031

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Model of decreasing (green) or increasing (red) effects of tinnitus on hearing thresholds. In the center panel, the general effect of tinnitus on hearing threshold is given. Tinnitus is beneficial for thresholds in the low frequency range and detrimental in the high frequency range. The horizontal broken lines symbolize the significance levels. Two main factors alter this relationship by shifting the function either down (SHL) or left (tinnitus pitch). For more explanation, refer to the text.