Journal article
Audiologists and Tinnitus
American journal of audiology, v 28(4), pp 1059-1064
01 Dec 2019
PMID: 31689367
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Abstract
Purpose: Although tinnitus is highly prevalent among patients receiving audiology services, audiologists are generally untrained in tinnitus management. Audiology graduate programs, as a rule, do not provide comprehensive instruction in tinnitus clinical care. Training programs that do exist are inconsistent in their recommendations. Furthermore, no standards exist to prevent the delivery of unvetted audiologic services, which can be expensive for patients. Patients seeking professional services by an audiologist, therefore, have no basis upon which to be assured they will receive research-based care. The purpose of this article is to describe the current status of tinnitus management services that exist within the general field of audiology and to suggest specific approaches for improving those services.
Conclusion: Audiologists may be in the best position to serve as the primary health care providers for patients experiencing tinnitus. Tinnitus care services by audiologists, however, must achieve a level of evidence-based standardization.
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- Title
- Audiologists and Tinnitus
- Creators
- James A. Henry - VA Portland Hlth Care Syst, Vet Affairs Rehabil Res & Dev, Natl Ctr Rehabil Auditory Res, Portland, OR 97239 USAMichael Piskosz - GN ReSound, Glenview, IL USAArnaud Norena - Sensory (United States)Philippe Fournier - Sensory (United States)
- Publication Details
- American journal of audiology, v 28(4), pp 1059-1064
- Publisher
- Amer Speech-Language-Hearing Assoc
- Number of pages
- 6
- Grant note
- 1 IK6 RX002990-01 / Department of Veterans Affairs, Rehabilitation Research & Development Service: Senior Research Career Scientist Award; US Department of Veterans Affairs
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Audiology - Distance
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000566667500021
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85076871755
- Other Identifier
- 991022058598304721
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- Domestic collaboration
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- Web of Science research areas
- Audiology & Speech-language Pathology
- Otorhinolaryngology