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Vol. 3 No. -1 (2007): B-ENT

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Published: Feb 21, 2020
Keywords:
Tinnitus; diagnosis; clinical approach

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P. Van de Heyning
University Department of Otorhinolaryngology and head and neck surgery
O. Meeus
University Department of Otorhinolaryngology and head and neck surgery
C. Blaivie
University Department of Otorhinolaryngology and head and neck surgery
K. Vermeire
University Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery
A. Boudewyns
University Department of Otorhinolaryngology and head and neck surgery
D. De Ridder
University Department of Neurosurgery, University Multidisciplinary Tinnitus Centre of Antwerp, Antwerp University Hospital (UZA), Faculty of Medicine, University of Antwerp, Belgium

Tinnitus: a multidisciplinary clinical approach

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P. Van de Heyning
University Department of Otorhinolaryngology and head and neck surgery
O. Meeus
University Department of Otorhinolaryngology and head and neck surgery
C. Blaivie
University Department of Otorhinolaryngology and head and neck surgery
K. Vermeire
University Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery
A. Boudewyns
University Department of Otorhinolaryngology and head and neck surgery
D. De Ridder
University Department of Neurosurgery, University Multidisciplinary Tinnitus Centre of Antwerp, Antwerp University Hospital (UZA), Faculty of Medicine, University of Antwerp, Belgium

Abstract

Tinnitus: a multidisciplinary clinical approach. This article provides a clinical step-by-step approach for assessing a patient with tinnitus as primary complaint. The medical diagnosis of the disease provoking the tinnitus has to be made first in a comprehensive evaluation, including imaging. The psycho-acoustic characteristics and the influence on health-related quality of life is a compulsory complementary assessment to establish a complete picture of the patient.


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