Full Description
Tinnitusview of the current state of the art of basic and clinical tinnitus research.Each chapter author was chosen on the basis of his or her personal contribution to the knowledge underlying the subject matter as well as his or her recognition as a leader in that aspect of research. The aim has been to review the literature critically and present the subject in a scientifically rigorous manner based on the experience of the author. Three chapters introduce the reader to the clinical aspects of tinnitus, the closely related subject of decreased sound tolerance as well as the epidemiology of tinnitus. The current theoretical basis of tinnitus is presented in 11 chapters that address discoveries and concepts from the inner ear to the auditory cortex as well as the limbic system and encompass somatosensory modulation, analogy to phantom limb pain, neural plasticity and much more. The evaluation of the patient is presented in 4 chapters covering otologic and audiologic considerations, accession and outcome measures and brain imaging. The final 7 chapters address treatment options for patients with tinnitus including drug trials and therapy, antidepressant therapy, tinnitus retraining therapy, the role of hearing aids, psychological methods of therapy, electrical suppression of tinnitus and the management of tinnitus.Editorial comments are featured after groups of chapters to aid the reader in understanding the significance and interrelationship of the presented information.
Contents
Introduction1. Overview: Suffering from Tinnitus. Robert A. Dobie, MD2. Decreased Sound Tolerance. Pawel J. Jastreboff, PhD, ScD3. Epidemiology of Tinnitus. Howard J. Hoffman, MATheoretical Bases4. Biophysical Basis of Tinnitus. William E. Brownell, PhD5. Molecular Biology of Hearing and Tinnitus. Allen F. Ryan, PhD6. Cochlear Lesions in Tinnitus. Alfred L. Nuttall, PhD7. Otoacoustic Emissions and Tinnitus. Brenda L. Lonsbury-Martin, PhD 8. Animal Models of Tinnitus. David B. Moody, PhD9. Neurophysiologic Model of Tinnitus. Pawel J. Jastreboff, PhD, ScD10. Somatosensory Tinnitus. Robert A. Levine, MD11. Sensory Neucli in Tinnitus. Susan E. Shore, PhD12. Neural Correlates of Tinnitus. James A. Kaltenbach, PhD13. The Limbic System in Tinnitus. Anthony T. Cacace, PhD14. The Cortex and Tinnitus. Jos J. Eggermont, PhD15. Cortical Plasticity in Tinnitus. Christoph E. Schreiner, PhD, MDManagement - Evaluation of the Patient with Tinnitus16. Otologic Evaluation. Phillip A. Wackym, MD17. Audiologic Assessment. Stephen A. Fausti, PhD18. Tinnitus Questionnaires. Craig W. Newman, PhD19. Imaging Tinnitus. Alan H. Lockwood, MDTreatment of the Patient with Tinnitus20.Clinical Trials and Drug Therapy for Tinnitus. Robert A. Dobie, MD21.Antidepressant Therapy for Tinnitus. Murray B. Stein, MD22.Tinnitus Retraining Therapy. Pawel J. Jastreboff, PhD, ScD23.Role of Hearing in Management for Tinnitus. Jacqueline B. Sheldrake 24.Psychological Methods of Therapy for Tinnitus. Richard S. Tyler, PhD25.Electronical Surpression of Tinnitus. Jay T. Rubinstein, MD, PhD
