Tinnitus

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910818860103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : Pitman, 1981
• ISBN: 9786613694331; 9781280783944; 128078394X; 9780470720677; 0470720670; 9780470718360; 0470718366
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (336 p.)
• Collana: Ciba Foundation symposium ; ; 85
• Altri autori (Persone): EveredDavid; CollinsGeralyn M
• Disciplina: 617.8
• Soggetti: Tinnitus
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Proceedings of the Symposium on Tinnitus held at the Ciba Foundation, London, 13-15 January 1981.; Editors: David Evered (organizer) and Geralyn Lawrenson.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Tinnitus; Contents; (Chairman) Introduction; Classification of tinnitus; Discussion; Epidemiology of tinnitus; Discussion; Measurement of tinnitus in humans; Discussion; Physiologically active cochlear micromechanics-one source of tinnitus; Discussion; Acoustic correlates of tonal tinnitus; Discussion; Animal models of tinnitus; Discussion; Electrophysiological simulation of tinnitus; Discussion; Ototoxic drugs and noise; Discussion; Tinnitus in children with hearing loss; Discussion; Personality of the tinnitus patient; Discussion; Tinnitus: surgical treatment; Discussion; Electrical suppression of tinnitusDiscussion; GENERAL DISCUSSION; Factors that predispose towards or exacerbate tinnitus; Tinnitus masking: unresolved problems; Discussion; Drugs in the treatment of tinnitus; Discussion; FINAL GENERAL DISCUSSION; A central or peripheral source of tinnitus; Masking and residual inhibition; Legal aspects of tinnitus; Chairman's closing remarks; APPENDIX I Definition ; and classification of tinnitus; APPENDIX II Guidelines for recommended procedures in tinnitus testing; APPENDIX III Glossary of some relevant acoustical terms; Index of contributors; Subject index
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