Tinnitus: Diagnosis/treatmentTinnitus is a widespread condition, afflicting around 20% of the adult population. This reference book emphasizes the multidisciplinary approach to the management of this disorder. Experts draw upon their experience to offer practical and scientific coverage. This book contains five sections that provide the reader with a rationale for diagnosis and treatment based on a medical audiologic team approach. It introduces the symptoms of tinnitus from an historical perspective, reviews the basic science of the auditory system, identifies the site of lesion and the clinical types of tinnitus, distinguishes between treatment and control of tinnitus with medical, surgical and diagnostic modalities and finally evaluates the future directions of diagnosis and research. |
Contents
History of Tinnitus Research | 3 |
The Origin of Tinnitus | 41 |
Common Errors in the Use of Masking for Relief of Tinnitus | 53 |
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