Tinnitus

Facts, Theories, and Treatments

Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 9780309033282
eISBN Pdf: 9780309554336
Place of publication: United States
Year of digital publication: 1982
Month: January
Pages: 163
DDC: 616
Language: English

Tinnitus
Copyright
Foreword
Preface
Contents
1 Introduction
- OVERVIEW OF THE REPORT
- A DEFINITION OF TINNITUS
- PREVALENCE OF TINNITUS
2 Facts, Theories, and Issues
- ETIOLOGY OF TINNITUS
  - Miscellaneous Unequivocal Sources of Tinnitus
  - Tumors of the Eighth Nerve
  - Noise Trauma and Presbycusis
- MECHANISMS OF TINNITUS
  - Spontaneous Rates of Primary Fibers
  - Decoupling of Stereocilia
- THE OBJECTIVE/SUBJECTIVE ISSUE
- CAN TINNITUS EXIST IN THE ABSENCE OF HEARING LOSS?
- TINNITUS IN CHILDREN
- POSSIBLE EXPERIMENTAL MODELS OF TINNITUS
- MENIERE'S DISEASE
3 Measurement Procedures
- QUALITY OF THE TINNITUS
- SPECTRAL LOCATION OF THE TINNITUS
  - Pitch Matching
  - Masking
  - Related Masking Results
- MAGNITUDE OF THE TINNITUS
- ANNOYANCE OF THE TINNITUS
- IS THE TINNITUS MONAURAL OR BINAURAL?
- THE ISSUE OF BEATS WITH TINNITUS
- SOME WAYS TINNITUS IS NOT LIKE AN EXTERNAL SOUND
- SUMMARY OF MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES
4 Treatments
- PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVENTION
- SURGERY FOR TINNITUS
- EXPOSURE TO INTENSE SOUND
- DRUGS AND TINNITUS
  - Drugs Causing Tinnitus
    - Salicylates
    - Quinine
    - Tobacco
    - Caffeine
    - Alcohol
    - Cocaine
    - Marijuana
    - Oral Contraceptives
    - Heavy Metals
  - Drug Therapy for Tinnitus
    - Niacin
    - Vitamin A
    - Lidocaine
    - Carbamazepine
    - Tocainide Hydrochloride
    - Phenytoin Sodium
    - Primidone
    - Sodium Fluoridi
    - Sodium Valproate
    - Sodium Amylobarbitone
    - Alcohol
    - Miscellaneous Drugs
  - Conclusions About Drugs and Tinnitus
- ALLERGY AND DIET
- BIOFEEDBACK
- HYPNOTHERAPY
- ACUPUNCTURE
- ELECTRICAL STIMULATION
- ALTERATION IN AIR PRESSURE
- TINNITUS MASKERS/INSTRUMENTS
  - Efficacy of Tinnitus Maskers/Instruments
    - The Early Reports
    - The Later Reports
    - Other Reports
    - Conclusions
  - Residual Inhibition
  - Safety of Tinnitus Maskers/Instruments
    - Spectral Characteristics
    - Intensity of Tinnitus Maskers/Instruments and Duration of Use
    - Damage/Risk Criteria and Tinnitus Maskers/Instruments
5 Standardizing Procedures
- MEDICAL EXAMINATION
- AUDIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION
References and Bibliography
Index