Book description
Most clinicians have little experience with tinnitus treatments, and
are unsure of how to help a patient suffering from the condition.
Filling a significant gap in literature, this book offers a variety of
in-depth protocols to treat tinnitus. Beginning with a review of several
neurophysiological and psychological models of tinnitus, the book goes
on to cover evaluation tools; counseling options and methods; treatment
with hearing aids, wearable and non-wearable noise generators, and
music; tinnitus-related insomnia; quality-of-life issues; and much more.
Highly experienced clinicians give you the practical strategies to apply
such therapeutic modalities as cognitive-behavioral therapy, individual
and group sessions, sound therapy, habituation therapy, and narrative
therapy. You will also find sample handouts to allow for effective
communication with patients. With key clinical information for
implementing all current therapies, this text is an essential
professional tool for audiologists, psychologists, and other
practitioners involved in managing otologic disorders. Richard Tyler,
PhD, is a professor in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck
Surgery and in the Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology at the
University of Iowa. Tyler and Sergei Kochkin, PhD recently sat down to
talk about the results of a survey they conducted about tinnitus
treatment and the effectiveness of hearing aids, which was published in
the December 2008 edition of
The Hearing Review
. Click here to learn more and to watch a podcast that examines the
survey results: http://www. hearingreview.
com/podcast/files/ST20081218. asp
. "This text is a wonderful summary of the current state of the
art of current audiologic and psychological interventions for tinnitus.
It provides an excellent overview of the prevailing theories and
pathophysiologic mechanism regarding tinnitus and provides detailed
updates on the different therapeutic approaches...The value of the book
is some detailed understanding of the psychological approaches to
tinnitus management...This book would be a useful reference for any
clinician managing tinnitus patients."--Otology &
Neurotology_x000D_ _x000D_ "Highly recommend[ed]...to any clinician
with a desire to establish a successful tinnitus management
clinic."--Australian Journal of Audiology Professor, Director of
Audiology, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Iowa Hospitals
& Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA
