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National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research (NCRAR)

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Sarah Theodoroff, Ph.D.

Email: sarah.theodoroff@va.gov
Telephone: 503-220-8262, x51948

Current appointments:

  • Research Investigator, NCRAR
  • Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology/HNS, Oregon Health & Science University
  • Adjunct Professor, Department of Speech & Hearing Sciences, Portland State University
  • Adjunct Professor, School of Audiology, Pacific University

Research interests:

My avenue of research focuses on the poorly understood perceptual consequences of noise, specifically tinnitus, hyperacusis, and noise sensitivity. My work is informed by my clinical background and aims to improve patient-centered clinical protocols and increase awareness of the needs of patients with these elusive auditory conditions among medical professionals and the public.

Current and Recently Completed Research Projects:

Evaluating Possible Auditory and Psychological Biomarkers of Sound Intolerance
Principal Investigator: Sarah M. Theodoroff
VA CSR&D 2020 - 2024

A New Therapeutic Approach for Somatosensory Tinnitus
Principal Investigator: Sarah M. Theodoroff
VA RR&D, 2019 - 2021

A New Approach to Diagnosing Hyperacusis in Tinnitus Patients
Principal Investigator: Sarah M. Theodoroff
American Tinnitus Association, 2017 – 2018

Clinical Trial of Sound-Based versus Behavioral Therapy for Tinnitus
Principal Investigators: James A. Henry (PI), Sarah M. Theodoroff (Co-PI)
Desyncra, Inc., 2016 – 2019

Effects of Military Noise Exposure on Auditory Function in Service Members and Recently Discharged Veterans
DoD, Congressionally Directed Joint Warfighter Medical Research Program (JWMRP): 2017 – 2021
Principal Investigator: James A. Henry, PhD
Co-Investigators: Sarah Theodoroff PhD, M. Samantha Lewis PhD, Kathleen Carlson PhD, Susan Griest MPH

MRI Verification of the TMS Target for Tinnitus Treatment
Principal Investigator: Sarah Theodoroff, PhD
Medical Research Foundation, 2015 – 2016

Selected recent publications:

Theodoroff SM, McMillan GP, Frederick MT, Random C, Thielman E, Vergis S, Cherian K, Cherian N. Prevalence of somatosensory tinnitus in Veterans with tinnitus, Ear Hear, 2022 Feb 24. Epub ahead of print.

Theodoroff SM, Papesh M, Duffield TC, Novak M, Gallun FJ, King L, Chesnutt J, Rockwood R, Palandri M, Hullar TE. Concussion Management Guidelines Neglect Auditory Symptoms, Clin J Sport Med. 2022 Mar 1;32(2):82-85

Theodoroff SM, McMillan GP, Schmidt C, Dann S, Hauptmann C, Goodworth MC, Leibowitz RQ, Random C, Henry JA. Randomized Controlled Trial of Interventions for Tinnitus Management: DesyncraTM versus Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Int J of Audiol, 2021, Dec 1:1-10

Theodoroff SM, Gallun FJ, McMillan GP, Molis M, Srinivasan N, Gordon J, McDermott D, Konrad-Martin D. Impacts of diabetes, aging, and hearing loss on speech-on-speech masking and spatial release in a large Veteran cohort. Am J Audiol, 2021, Dec 9;30(4):1023-1036

Theodoroff SM, Konrad-Martin D. Noise: Acoustic trauma and tinnitus – the US military experience, Otolaryngol Clin N Am, 2020, 53(4):543-553

Theodoroff SM, Reavis KM, Griest SE, Carlson KF, Hammill TL, Henry JA. Decreased sound tolerance associated with blast exposure, Scientific Reports, 2019, 9:10204. https://rdcu.be/bKqZM

Theodoroff SM & Kaltenbach JA. The role of the brainstem in generating and modulating tinnitus, Am J Audiol, 2019, 28(1S):225-238.

Theodoroff SM, Stevens A, McMillan G, Pettersson D, Woodward W, Folmer RL. MRI verification of a 10-20 targeting protocol used during transcranial magnetic stimulation sessions for tinnitus, Brain Topography, 2018, 31(4):690-699.

Theodoroff SM, McMillan GP, Zaugg TL, Cheslock M, Roberts C, Henry JA. Randomized controlled trial of a novel device for tinnitus sound therapy during sleep, Am J Audiol, 2017 Dec 12;26(4):543-554
available online: http://journals.pubs.asha.org/journals.aspx

 

 

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