Lifestyle Changes for Tinnitus Self-Management
5 Lifestyle Changes for Tinnitus Self-Management ROBERT L. FOLMER, WILLIAM HAL MARTIN, YONGBING SHI, AND LINDA L. EDLEFSEN We agree with Duckro et al (1984, p. 460), who wrote: “As…
Tinnitus Retraining Therapy
10 Tinnitus Retraining Therapy GRAZYNA M. BARTNIK AND HENRYK SKARZYNSKI Tinnitus retraining therapy (TRT) acknowledges that various centers of the brain, particularly the limbic system and the autonomic nervous system,…
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy with Applied Relaxation
8 Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy with Applied Relaxation GERHARD ANDERSSON AND VIKTOR KALDO This chapter describes the method of applied relaxation, which forms an integral part of a cognitive-behavioral treatment protocol. The…
Tinnitus-Related Insomnia Treatment
7 Tinnitus-Related Insomnia Treatment LAURENCE MCKENNA AND H. CLARE DANIEL The term insomnia covers a range of sleep-related complaints including sleep of insufficient duration, quality, or effectiveness. Like tinnitus, insomnia…
Tinnitus Self-Treatment
2 Tinnitus Self-Treatment DAIV I. SIZER AND ROBERT R.A. COLES Tinnitus is a disorder where the degree of distress caused by the symptoms depends to a large extent on the…
Tinnitus Habituation Therapy
6 Tinnitus Habituation Therapy RICHARD S. HALLAM AND LAURENCE MCKENNA The habituation model of tinnitus has been around for over 20 years (Hallam et al, 1984), and although direct proof…
Treating Tinnitus in Patients with Otologic Conditions
4 Treating Tinnitus in Patients with Otologic Conditions DAVID M. BAGULEY, CATRIONA A. WILLIAMSON, AND DAVID A. MOFFAT In this chapter we share our perspective on treating patients with tinnitus…
Transmastoid Approaches
3 Transmastoid Approaches Closed Tympanoplasty (Figs. 3.1–3.18) Indications • Cholesteatoma in children and in patients with highly pneumatized mastoids. • Chronic otitis media without cholesteatoma, when exploration of the mastoid…
Translabyrinthine Approaches
4 Translabyrinthine Approaches Basic Translabyrinthine Approach (Figs. 4.1–4.47) Indications • Removal of cerebellopontine angle lesions when hearing preservation is not a concern, as follows: (a) Acoustic neurinoma: –With unserviceable preoperative…
Anatomy of the Temporal Bone
2 Anatomy of the Temporal Bone The temporal bone actually consists of four fused parts—the squamous, tympanic, mastoid, and petrous bones. Squamous Bone The squamous part of the bone represents…
