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
...bbreviations and Definitions of Common Term...
Table 2. Summary of Guideline Key Action Statements (KAS)
...2. Summary of Guideline Key Action State...
...ory and Physical ExaminationClinicians shou...
...iologic ExaminationClinicians should obtain...
...ne Audiologic ExaminationClinicians may obtai...
...aging StudiesClinicians should NOT obta...
...e TinnitusClinicians must distinguish patients...
...rsistent TinnitusClinicians should disting...
...t StrategiesClinicians should educate patients wi...
...ing Aid EvaluationClinicians should recommend a he...
...herapyClinicians may recommend sound therapy to p...
...ognitive Behavior TherapyClinicians should re...
...dical TherapyClinicians should NOT routinely...
...etary SupplementsClinicians should NOT rec...
...unctureNo recommendation can be made regarding the...
...ranial Magnetic StimulationClinici...
...The word “routinely” is used...
Diagnosis
...gnosis...
...Tinnitus can occur on one or both sides of...
...3. Key Details of Medical History in the Tinn...
Treatment
...reatment
...tient Education Discussion Points f...
...essional Organizations and Patient Support Gro...
...or Sound TherapiesEnvironmental Enrichment Device...