Tinnitus
Key Points
Key Points
- Tinnitus is the perception of sound without an external source.
- More than 50 million people in the United States have reported experiencing tinnitus, resulting in an estimated prevalence of 10%-15% in adults.
- About 20% of adults who experience tinnitus will seek clinical intervention.
- The estimated prevalence in the United States of experiencing tinnitus at any time is 25.3% and experiencing frequent (almost always or at least once a day) tinnitus is 7.9%.
- Not a disease in and of itself, tinnitus is actually a symptom that can be associated with multiple causes and aggravating co-factors such as Meniere’s disease, sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL), otosclerosis, vascular tumor and vestibular schwannoma (VS).
- Patients with these identifiable and other causative diagnoses of secondary tinnitus are excluded from the management recommendations of this guideline.
Table 1. Abbreviations and Definitions of Common Terms
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Table 2. Summary of Guideline Key Action Statements (KAS)
...Summary of Guideline Key Action S...
...ry and Physical ExaminationClinicians should perf...
...diologic ExaminationClinicians should obt...
...outine Audiologic ExaminationClinicians may ob...
...aging StudiesClinicians should NOT obta...
...me TinnitusClinicians must distinguish patients w...
.... Persistent TinnitusClinicians should disting...
...t StrategiesClinicians should educate pat...
7. Hearing Aid EvaluationClinicians should re...
...TherapyClinicians may recommend sound the...
...nitive Behavior TherapyClinicians s...
...Medical TherapyClinicians should NOT...
...ietary SupplementsClinicians should NOT recommend...
...ctureNo recommendation can be made...
...Transcranial Magnetic StimulationClinician...
...he word “routinely” is used to avoid sett...
Diagnosis
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...n occur on one or both sides of the...
...le 3. Key Details of Medical History in the...
Treatment
...atment
...on Discussion Points for Bothersome Tinnitu...
...ofessional Organizations and Patient Support Gro...
...ions For Sound TherapiesEnvironment...