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)
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...ory and Physical ExaminationClinicians should pe...
...rompt Audiologic ExaminationClinici...
...Routine Audiologic ExaminationClini...
...StudiesClinicians should NOT obtain imaging s...
...rsome TinnitusClinicians must distinguish pa...
...rsistent TinnitusClinicians should dis...
...ent StrategiesClinicians should educate patie...
...d EvaluationClinicians should recommend a hea...
...nd TherapyClinicians may recommend sound thera...
...avior TherapyClinicians should rec...
...cal TherapyClinicians should NOT routi...
...y SupplementsClinicians should NOT rec...
...reNo recommendation can be made rega...
...Magnetic StimulationClinicians should...
...utinely” is used to avoid setting a legal preced...
Diagnosis
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...tus can occur on one or both sides of...
...3. Key Details of Medical History in the...
Treatment
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...ion Discussion Points for Bothersome Ti...
...fessional Organizations and Patient...
...Sound TherapiesEnvironmental Enrichment Dev...