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This book provides up-to-date scientific information on the pathways by which psychosocial stress can affect the auditory system and describes current approaches to the management of patients with stress-related tinnitus. The latest evidence is presented on aspects such as the role of stress hormones in auditory function, the effects of allostatic load, circadian sensitivity to auditory trauma, and the association between stress-related biomarkers and tinnitus. The clinically oriented chapters discuss psychometric instruments of value in the tinnitus clinic and present stress-related tinnitus treatment protocols and outcome measures. It is widely acknowledged that the tinnitus percept acts as a stressor. However, it is also now evident that psychosocial stress can play a causative role in tinnitus and that the impact varies according to the level, duration, and quality of the stress. Assessment of the types and levels of stress in tinnitus patients before, during, and after treatment is therefore very important. Healthcare professionals attending tinnitus patients will benefit from the information that this book provides on the relationship between tinnitus and stress and from the practical guidance that it offers.

Tinnitus is not a disease, but rather a symptom or condition characterized by a conscious perception of an unreal sound in the absence of external auditory stimulus. This ontological condition can modify everyday life in different ways: causing distress and annoyance, sleep disruption, anxiety and depression. The World Health Organization (WHO) describes tinnitus as a symptom of hearing disorder characterized by the sensation of buzzing, ringing, clicking, pulsations, grinding, hissing, roaring or other noises in the ear. This book provides current research on the epidemiology, causes and emerging treatments for tinnitus. The chapters include topics on the etiology of tinnitus; the role of temporomandibular disorders in the genesis of tinnitus; the hyperacusis, stapedial reflex and recruitment phenomenon; tinnitus pathophysiology; pharmacological treatments; and transcranial magnetic stimulation therapy.

Dieses Manual zur Tinnitusbewältigung basiert auf kognitiver Verhaltenstherapie stellt einen Weg aus dem Dschungel falsch angepriesener Therapien dar. Er holt Tinnitusbetroffene bei ihrem Leidensdruck und ihren Beeinträchtigungen im Alltag ab und zeigt ihnen wissenschafltich auf Wirksamkeit geprüfte Möglichkeiten auf, mit ihrem Ohrgeräusch leben zu lernen. Das Besondere am vorliegenden Leitfaden besteht darin, dass er sich zugleich an die Tinnitusbetroffenen selbst wie auch an die Behandler richtet: Zum einen bietet es in patientengerechter Sprache eine leicht verständliche Aufklärung über das Phänomen Tinnitus sowie viele Ideen zur Selbsthilfe, zum anderen bietet es einen praxisnahen, klar strukturierten Einstieg in die kognitiv-verhaltenstherapeutische Tinnitusbewältigung. Inklusive zahlreicher Arbeitsmaterialien zum Download für 18 klar verständliche und praktische Behandlungsmodule. ·

Tinnitus is a prevalent hearing disease, affecting 15% of the population, particularly hearing impaired, veterans and even young people who grow up with mp3 players and iPods. The mechanisms underlying tinnitus remain controversial. At present there is no cure for tinnitus, and treatment options are limited. Different from previous tinnitus books, including A. R. Moller's book [in press at Springer], which typically have a strong clinical flavor, the present volume focuses on neural mechanisms of tinnitus and its behavioral consequences. The proposed book starts with a general summary of the field and a short introduction on the selection and content of the remaining chapters. Chapter 2 overviews tinnitus prevalence and etiologies to set the tone for significance and complexity of this neurological disorder spectrum. Chapters 3-8 cover neuroscience of tinnitus in animal models from molecular mechanisms to cortical manifestation. Chapters 9-12 cover human brain responses to tinnitus and it clinical management.

Die HNO Praxis heute feiert Geburtstag: Seit 25 Jahren kompetente Information zu aktuellen Themen der HNO-Heilkunde Das Schwerpunktthema des Jubiläumsbandes lautet Tinnitus: - zentrale Prozesse bei Tinnitus und ihre Bildgebung - medikamentöse Therapieoptionen - die Tinnitussprechstunde in der Praxis - die Tinnitusambulanz an der HNO-Klinik - Tinnitussensitivierung (-sensibilisierung) - das Tinnitus-Care-Programm - psychiatrische Komorbidität bei Tinnitus - alternative Therapiestrategien - die deutsche Tinnitus-Liga - Grenzen der ambulanten Tinnitustherapie und Einweisungsprozeduren - die stationäre Versorgung bei dekompensiertem Tinnitus - die moderne apparative Versorgung bei Tinnitus - rechtliche Aspekte bei der Abrechnung von Sonderleistungen HNO-Praxis heute – die Reihe für praxisbezogene Fort- und Weiterbildung.