Dr Mostafa Youssif MD, PhD, CCC-A, FAAA. Consultant of Audio-Vestibular medicine at Sohag university hospital and Associate professor of audiology at Sohag Faculty of medicine. Dr. Mostafa Youssif received his medical degree from Sohag faculty of medicine, Sohag University in Sohag, Egypt. He completed residency training in Audio-Vestibular medicine at Sohag University and Ain Shams University Hospital and received the master degree in Audio-vestibular from Ain Shams faculty of medicine, Cairo, Egypt. In 2007, he moved to USA where he received his PhD degree from University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio. He obtained the American Speech and hearing Association (ASHA) certificate (CCC-A) on 2010 and the American Academy of Audiology Fellow (FFFA) and Ohio State License on 2011. In 2012 he returned back to Sohag University where he joined the Cochlear implant program at Sohag university Hospital and now he is the coordinator of Sohag CI program. He is also the manager of the audiology clinic at Sohag Craniofacial center. Dr Youssif received many distinguished awards: - ASHA Audiology/Hearing Science Research Travel Award (ARTA) 2011. - Certificate of recognition for success in Clinical Research at UC Health University Hospital, May 2011. - James Jerger Award for excellence in research, Audiology Now, 2011, - Medal of Honor from the International Federation of Oto-rhino-laryngological Societies (IFOS) 2002.
BACKGROUND: Tinnitus is a common untreatable condition that originates from central maladaptive plasticity initiated by peripheral injury. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), direct cochlear low-level laser therapy (LLLT), and acupuncture were tried for tinnitus treatment, but the results of these methods were clinically unsatisfactory. METHODS: For this, 30 patients were randomized to 3 equal groups receiving 3 different interventions: inhibitory ...
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