Tinnitus Assessment and Treatment: Integrating Clinical Experience with the Basic Science of Tinnitus

ABSTRACT

Chronic tinnitus is a complex phenomenon that remains a challenge both to those who wish to understand it and those concerned with treatment. Tinnitus treatment can be facilitated by applying the knowledge obtained from basic science research with clinical experience. In this selective review, the treatment of tinnitus patients is evaluated within a framework of theory and mechanisms derived from basic science research. Where appropriate, the implications of basic research are translated to clinical practice.

KEYWORDS

Tinnitus - pathological mechanisms - assessment - treatment

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