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GÜRSES, Emre, and Eser SENDESEN. "Retrospective Evaluation of Tinnitus Duration and Psychosomatic Perception Correlation in Individuals with Tinnitus." Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Health Sciences 7, no. 4 (2022): 1143–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.5336/healthsci.2022-91589.

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Ryu, Hiroshi, Seiji Yamamoto, Kenji Sugiyama, and Kenichi Uemura. "Selective cochlear neurotomy in the cerebellopontine cistern using electrophysiological monitoring in a patient with intractable tinnitus." Journal of Neurosurgery 86, no. 6 (May 1997): 1053–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.3171/jns.1997.86.6.1053.

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✓ Selective cochlear neurotomy for intractable tinnitus is quite difficult to perform because there is no way to approach the cochlear nerve without interfering with other neural structures. The authors successfully performed selective cochlear neurotomy in the cerebellopontine cistern in a patient with persistent intractable high-pitched tinnitus, but with normal hearing and vestibular functions, by monitoring cochlear nerve compound action potentials and auditory brainstem responses. The procedure is a very simple and safe technique for the treatment of intractable tinnitus. Although this destructive procedure is the last choice of treatment, it can be justified in patients who have poor hearing and severe tinnitus in spite of normal vestibular functions. The procedure may also be applied in some rare cases such as that of the present patient whose quality of life was markedly reduced because loud tinnitis prevented him from hearing anything with the affected ear even though his hearing and vestibular functions were normal.

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Shayanmehr, Soheila, Nariman Rahbar, Akram Pourbakht, Seyyed Jalal Sameni, and Malihe Mazaheryazdi. "Incorporating Auditory Cortex Potentials and Gap Pre-pulse Inhibition of Acoustic Startle: A Probable Way to Objectively Assess Tinnitus." Function and Disability Journal 6, no. 1 (February 1, 2023): 0. http://dx.doi.org/10.32598/fdj.6.251.1.

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Background and Objectives: Tinnitus is a complex condition that varies in loudness, quality, location, and distress. Different definitions, heterogeneity, and lack of objective measuring have challenged the understanding the mechanisms involved and definitive cure. The integrative model correlates each of these characteristics to separate parallel and overlapping subnetworks that process tinnitus’s perception and emotional reaction. Many of these networks are common with the gap pre-pulse inhibition of acoustic startle (GPIAS) neural circuity. GPIAS, which measures tinnitus in animals, has recently been used for humans with various recording methods. The present study aimed to review the evidence achieved with gap stimuli in patients with tinnitus to support the potential of cortical responses recorded with the GPIAS stimulus and to objectively detect tinnitus in humans. Methods: Studies were identified by searching electronic databases with relevant keywords. Results: The role of the auditory cortex in processing short gaps, the possibility of evaluating the gap detection ability with GPIAS, and the advantage of cortical responses in reflecting both stimulus properties and different aspects of tinnitus emphasize the importance of this issue. The results of most studies have proven the gap detection deficiency in tinnitus. However, the validity of the auditory startle reflex still needs to be verified due to the inherent variability and different methods. Conclusion: Further human studies are recommended because the perception of tinnitus can be controlled. An appealing research line in this area is multi-channel cortical evoked potentials. Defects of GPIAS with cortical recording can indicate tinnitus.

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Gde Ngurah Indraguna Pinatih, Eka Putra Setiawan, Ni Putu Oktaviani Rinika Pranitasari, I Putu Santhi Dewantara, Ketut Tadeus Max Nurcahya Pinatih, and I Made Nudi Arthana. "Tinnitus characteristics and risk factors in the Bali region." Indonesia Journal of Biomedical Science 17, no. 2 (November 16, 2023): 257–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.15562/ijbs.v17i2.503.

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Introduction: It has been recognized that suitable external sounds can reduce or even make tinnitus impossible to hear. The working principle of sound therapy will be used to create a new tool or approach that suits the conditions of Indonesian society. This study aimed to describe the characteristics of tinnitus and its associated risk factors. Method: This was a cross-sectional study conducted in Denpasar City, Gianyar Regency, and Badung Regency for one year. Patients who visited the ENT doctors' practices in these areas were interviewed with prepared instruments. The patients were then subjected to clinical and audiometric examinations. The data will be analyzed descriptively to get an overview of tinnitus's sociodemographic and clinical characteristics. Result: A total of 101 participants were included in this study. Most tinnitus patients were unilateral on the left side of the ear. The most common sound is ringing, up to 70.3% of 101 research subjects, followed by sound types such as pulse and roaring sound. Furthermore, the frequency and amplitude of tinnitus sounds are quite varied, but the majority is dominated by high frequencies (3000 - 8000Hz). Based on the ear affected, the largest number of tinnitus sufferers were found in the left ear (47.0%). In this study, 82 people (81.2%) had a history of frequently using earphones, while 19 other people never used earphones in everyday life. Among all participants, 95 people (94.1%) were not exposed to noise at work. Conclusion: The clinical characteristics of the tinnitus sound type were mostly ringing sounds, followed by pulse-like sounds and buzzing sounds. The frequency and amplitude of tinnitus sounds quite varied. Stress factors and the use of earphones occur in most tinnitus sufferers.

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Trochidis, Ilias, Alessandra Lugo, Elisa Borroni, Christopher R. Cederroth, Rilana Cima, Dimitris Kikidis, Berthold Langguth, Winfried Schlee, and Silvano Gallus. "Systematic Review on Healthcare and Societal Costs of Tinnitus." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 13 (June 26, 2021): 6881. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18136881.

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Tinnitus disability is a heterogeneous and complex condition, affecting more than 10% and compromising the quality of life of 2% of the population, with multiple contributors, often unknown, and enigmatic pathophysiology. The available treatment options are unsatisfactory, as they can, at best, reduce tinnitus severity, but not eliminate its perception. Given the spread of tinnitus and the lack of a standardized treatment, it is crucial to understand the economic burden of this condition. We conducted a systematic review of the literature on PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR) and Google Scholar, in order to identify all the articles published on the economic burden of tinnitus before 1 April 2021 (PROSPERO—International prospective register of systematic reviews—No: CRD42020180438). Out of 273 articles identified through our search strategy, only five articles from studies conducted in the United States of America (USA), the Netherlands and the United Kingdom (UK) provided data on tinnitus’s economic costs. Three studies provided mean annual estimates per patient ranging between EUR 1544 and EUR 3429 for healthcare costs, between EUR 69 and EUR 115 for patient and family costs and between EUR 2565 and EUR 3702 for indirect costs, including productivity loss. The other two studies reported an annual mean cost of EUR 564 per patient for tinnitus-related clinical visits, and total costs of EUR 1388 and EUR 3725 for patients treated with a sound generator and Neuromonics Tinnitus Treatment, respectively. Our comprehensive review shows a gap in the knowledge about the economic burden of tinnitus on healthcare systems, patients and society. The few available studies show considerable expenses due to healthcare and indirect costs, while out-of-pocket costs appear to be less financially burdensome. Comprehensive health economic evaluations are needed to fill the gaps in current knowledge, using a unified method with reliable and standardized tools.

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Stouffer, J. L., and Richard S. Tyler. "Characterization of Tinnitus by Tinnitus Patients." Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders 55, no. 3 (August 1990): 439–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1044/jshd.5503.439.

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A questionnaire was administered to 528 tinnitus patients to obtain data on their reactions to tinnitus. Results include a discussion of: (a) population characteristics, (b) perceptual characteristics, (c) the impact of tinnitus on daily life, and (d) etiology. Significant gender differences are also discussed. Tinnitus was not an occasional phenomenon, but was present for more than 26 days per month in 74% of the patients. Other important findings about tinnitus include: (a) Hearing levels at 1000 and 4000 Hz were ≤ 25 dB HL for 18% of the tinnitus patients, which suggests that some patients had normal hearing or mild hearing losses; (b) the prevalence of tinnitus in patients with noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) was 30% for males and only 3% for females; (c) about 25% of the patients reported tinnitus severity had increased since tinnitus onset; (d) the effects of tinnitus were more severe in patients who reported tinnitus as their primary complaint and in patients diagnosed as having Meniere's syndrome tinnitus; and (e) some patients reported that noise exacerbated their tinnitus, whereas others reported that a quiet background exacerbated their tinnitus.

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Brink-Schots, Elleke. "Tinnitus." TvPO 16, no. 2 (April 2021): 34–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12503-021-0835-9.

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Masson, Veneta. "Tinnitus." Annals of Internal Medicine 164, no. 11 (June 7, 2016): 763. http://dx.doi.org/10.7326/m16-0241.

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Alleva, Michael, W. Eric Loch, and Michael M. Paparella. "Tinnitus." Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice 17, no. 2 (June 1990): 289–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0095-4543(21)00864-2.

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Bhamra, Navdeep, Charlotte Juman, and Edward Balai. "Tinnitus." InnovAiT: Education and inspiration for general practice 14, no. 9 (June 26, 2021): 546–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/17557380211023078.

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Tinnitus is a common presentation to general practice. The pathology of tinnitus is complicated, and there is a general lack of understanding and insight about this condition and its management. This article aims to provide an overview of tinnitus to enable GPs to manage this condition and to understand those cases that require urgent referral to secondary care.

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Jun, Byung Hoon. "Tinnitus." Journal of the Korean Medical Association 45, no. 7 (2002): 895. http://dx.doi.org/10.5124/jkma.2002.45.7.895.

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Lockwood, Alan H., Richard J. Salvi, and Robert F. Burkard. "Tinnitus." New England Journal of Medicine 347, no. 12 (September 19, 2002): 904–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/nejmra013395.

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Levine, Robert A. "Tinnitus." Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery 2 (April 1994): 171–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00020840-199404000-00014.

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Meehan, T., and C. Nogueira. "Tinnitus." BMJ 348, jan13 10 (January 13, 2014): bmj.g216. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.g216.

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Bauer, Carol A. "Tinnitus." New England Journal of Medicine 378, no. 13 (March 29, 2018): 1224–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/nejmcp1506631.

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Wheeler, Sara Louise, and Andrew Glyn Hopwood. "Tinnitus." Qualitative Inquiry 21, no. 2 (August 19, 2014): 173–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077800414542700.

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Plothe, Christof. "Tinnitus." DO - Deutsche Zeitschrift für Osteopathie 4, no. 3 (June 2006): 25–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-2006-957039.

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Maes, Iris H. L., Rilana F. F. Cima, Johannes W. Vlaeyen, Lucien J. C. Anteunis, and Manuela A. Joore. "Tinnitus." Ear and Hearing 34, no. 4 (2013): 508–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/aud.0b013e31827d113a.

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Karpen, Maxine. "Tinnitus." Alternative and Complementary Therapies 2, no. 3 (May 1996): 145–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/act.1996.2.145.

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Marghzar, Sol. "TINNITUS." Hearing Journal 67, no. 3 (March 2014): 28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.hj.0000445228.60229.6e.

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Fernandes, Sylvester. "Tinnitus." Hearing Journal 70, no. 1 (January 2017): 30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.hj.0000511729.33712.48.

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Setz, C. "Tinnitus." Literary Imagination 14, no. 1 (December 15, 2011): 84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/litimag/imr143.

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Baguley, David M. "Tinnitus." Hearing Journal 59, no. 5 (May 2006): 10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.hj.0000286675.34473.9a.

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Brown, George R. "Tinnitus." Hearing Journal 57, no. 4 (April 2004): 52–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.hj.0000292419.60492.56.

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Langguth, Berthold, Tobias Kleinjung, and Michael Landgrebe. "Tinnitus." Evaluation & the Health Professions 34, no. 4 (January 10, 2011): 429–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0163278710394337.

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Tinnitus is a heterogeneous disorder that causes significant impairment in many patients. Treatment is elusive and there is a need for more comprehensive guidelines for diagnosis and management of tinnitus. However, different standardization approaches should be differentiated according to their specific purpose. Standardization of assessment methods and outcome measurements are useful for the performance of clinical trials, for comparison of results across centers, for clinic audits, and for epidemiological studies. In contrast, clinical guidelines are the best approach for the standardization of the clinical management of tinnitus patients. In the development of these clinical guidelines, the heterogeneity of tinnitus should be considered. Tinnitus can be a symptom of a severe underlying disease. Also, there are specific subforms of tinnitus for which curative treatment options are available. Therefore, medical diagnosis is necessarily the first step in tinnitus management. Treatment guidelines should not be restricted to recommendations that are supported by high-level evidence. They should also contain treatment recommendations that have shown clinically highly relevant effects in case series of specific tinnitus subgroups.

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Chari, Divya A., and Charles J. Limb. "Tinnitus." Medical Clinics of North America 102, no. 6 (November 2018): 1081–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mcna.2018.06.014.

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Gilles, Annick, Stephanie Goelen, and Paul Van de Heyning. "Tinnitus." Otology & Neurotology 35, no. 3 (March 2014): 401–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/mao.0000000000000248.

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Sismanis, Aristides. "Tinnitus." Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America 36, no. 2 (April 2003): xi—xii. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0030-6665(02)00158-5.

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Nagler, Stephen M. "Tinnitus." Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America 36, no. 2 (April 2003): 235–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0030-6665(02)00159-7.

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Melian, Carolina, Marcela Gomez, Paola Femia, Andrea Wendel, and Carolina Binetti. "Tinnitus." Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery 143, no. 2_suppl (August 2010): P251. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.otohns.2010.06.944.

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MARION, MITCHELL S., and MICHAEL J. CEVETTE. "Tinnitus." Mayo Clinic Proceedings 66, no. 6 (June 1991): 614–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0025-6196(12)60521-7.

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Müller, Stephanie, and Maria Pasiziel. "Tinnitus." Musik-, Tanz- und Kunsttherapie 15, no. 2 (April 2004): 100–101. http://dx.doi.org/10.1026/0933-6885.15.2.100.

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Zusammenfassung. In den letzten zehn Jahren konnten 17 Beiträge zum Thema Musiktherapie und Tinnitus gefunden werden. Bisher liegen individuell entwickelte Behandlungsmethoden vor, d.h. es existiert keine einheitliche musiktherapeutische Behandlungsform bei chronischem Tinnitus. Eine wissenschaftliche Absicherung der bisherigen Konzepte ist nicht vorhanden.

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Henry, James A., Kelly M. Reavis, Susan E. Griest, Emily J. Thielman, Sarah M. Theodoroff, Leslie D. Grush, and Kathleen F. Carlson. "Tinnitus." Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America 53, no. 4 (August 2020): 481–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.otc.2020.03.002.

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Schwalberg, Carol. "Tinnitus." Chest 138, no. 4 (October 2010): 1018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1378/chest.09-2637.

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Neher, Andy. "Tinnitus." Southern Medical Journal 82, no. 12 (December 1989): 1589. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00007611-198912000-00041.

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Williams, Irene C. "Tinnitus." Laryngoscope 109, no. 8 (August 1999): 1358. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00005537-199908000-00038.

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Fortune, D. Scott, David S. Haynes, and Jay W. Hall. "TINNITUS." Medical Clinics of North America 83, no. 1 (January 1999): 153–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0025-7125(05)70094-8.

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Baguley, David, Don McFerran, and Deborah Hall. "Tinnitus." Lancet 382, no. 9904 (November 2013): 1600–1607. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(13)60142-7.

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Mukherji, Suresh K. "Tinnitus." Neuroimaging Clinics of North America 26, no. 2 (May 2016): xi. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nic.2016.03.002.

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McFerran, D. J., and J. S. Phillips. "Tinnitus." Journal of Laryngology & Otology 121, no. 3 (September 25, 2006): 201–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022215106002714.

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Chronic idiopathic subjective tinnitus is a common condition affecting around one in ten of the population at any given time. For the majority of people it is an annoyance rather than a major health issue but for approximately 0.5 per cent of the population tinnitus interferes with their ability to pursue a normal life. Modern theories of the pathogenesis of the condition concentrate on the central auditory system although the peripheral auditory system can be a trigger or ignition site for tinnitus. Although a cure remains elusive there are several good treatment strategies based on psychological and neurophysiological models of tinnitus that promote habituation to the symptom.

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Weise, Cornelia. "Tinnitus." Psychotherapeut 56, no. 1 (December 17, 2010): 61–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00278-010-0791-2.

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Lockwood, Alan H. "Tinnitus." Neurologic Clinics 23, no. 3 (August 2005): 893–900. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ncl.2005.01.007.

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Johnson, Bob. "Tinnitus." Ear and Hearing 9, no. 4 (August 1988): 221. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00003446-198808000-00012.

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Kitahara, Masaaki. "Tinnitus." Ear and Hearing 10, no. 4 (August 1989): 268. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00003446-198908000-00016.

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Hannan, S. Alam, Farhhan Sami, and Michael J. Wareing. "Tinnitus." BMJ 330, no. 7485 (January 27, 2005): 237. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.330.7485.237.

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Davies, Sue. "Tinnitus." Primary Health Care 22, no. 7 (August 31, 2012): 14. http://dx.doi.org/10.7748/phc.22.7.14.s14.

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Tyler, Richard S. "Tinnitus." Hearing Journal 50, no. 8 (August 1997): 10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00025572-199708000-00001.

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Kompis, M., N. T. Neuner, W. Hemmeler, and R. Häusler. "Tinnitus." Therapeutische Umschau 61, no. 1 (January 1, 2004): 15–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1024/0040-5930.61.1.15.

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Tinnitus, d. h. akustische Wahrnehmungen ohne entsprechende externe Schallquellen, ist häufig und kann für die Betroffenen eine wesentliche Belastung darstellen. Tinnitus ist das Symptom einer unspezifischen Läsion des Hörsystems. Die zugrunde liegende Ursache kann aufgrund der Anamnese und der Resultate spezifischer Untersuchungen oft vermutet werden, eine kausale Therapie ist aber dennoch nur in einer Minderzahl der Fälle möglich. Bei den meisten Patienten steht therapeutisch eine unterstützende Beratung, bei Bedarf eine Hörgeräte-Versorgung oder die Tinnitus-Retraining-Therapie im Vordergrund.

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Prengel, Jonas, Christian Dobel, and Orlando Guntinas-Lichius. "Tinnitus." Laryngo-Rhino-Otologie 102, no. 02 (February 2023): 132–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/a-1824-1658.

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Ryan, Allen F., Robert A. Dobie, Judy R. Dubno, and Brenda L. Lonsbury-Martin. "Tinnitus." Hearing Research 334 (April 2016): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heares.2015.12.015.

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