Efficacy and safety of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (ta-VNS) in the treatment of tinnitus: protocol for an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.

BMJ Open · 2024 · PMC11110564 · PMID 38772894

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Second, given the diverse treatment protocols of ta-VNS, 11 37 clinical heterogeneity among the included studies may be significant, thereby limiting the performance of meta-analyses.

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