Tinnitus Diagnosis/Treatment

History of tinnitus research, mechanisms of tinnitus: the origin of tinnitus; common errors in the use of masking for relief of tinnitus; tinnitus models; psychophysical and psychoacoustic correlates of tinnitus; electrophysiology of the auditory system; auditory brain stem response and tinnitus; efferent auditory system pathways and tinnitus; neuro-tranmitters; conclusions. Diagnosis: epidemiology of tinnitus; classification of tinnitus; medical evaluation; tinnitus evaluation; medical-audiologic tinnitus patient protocol; steps in the medical-audiologic tinnitus patient protocol; clinical types of tinnitus; specific aetiologies of tinnitus; computer data analysis; impairment, handicap, disability and tinnitus; significance, prognosis and prevention of tinnitus. Treatment: medical methods, drug therapy and tinnitus control strategies; diet; surgical methods; instrumentation; electrical stimulation; acupuncture; psychological issues of tinnitus; biofeedback; hypnotherapy; combined treatment methods and strategies for tinnitus control.