SLC17A6 and Tinnitus: VGLUT-2 in the granule cell layer of the dentate gyrus remained lower than the paired controls in chronically exposed animals regardless of tinnitus expression (ENT: p ≤ 0.001; ET: p ≤ 0.001), though both ET and ENT animals exhibited significantly recovery of VGLUT-2 density relative to the two-week time-point (p ≤ 0.05) (Figure 7).