Record Status This is a bibliographic record of a published health technology assessment. No evaluation of the quality of this assessment has been made for the HTA database. Citation Neuromonics tinnitus treatment (Neuromonics Inc.) Lansdale: HAYES, Inc.. Healthcare Technology Brief Publication Dates. 2011 Authors' conclusions Tinnitus, known as ringing in the ears, is a condition in which a person regularly experiences sound within the ear or head in the absence of any external sound. A common disorder, it affects about 25 million people in the United States, and for 2 million of them, the symptoms are severe and disabling. Tinnitus arises in the outer, middle, or inner ear, or in the brain. The condition is not a disease in itself, but a symptom that accompanies physical or psychological disorders. In some cases, no definite cause such as exposure to loud noise or an illness is found. Usual care involves education, counseling and support, and behavioral therapies. These therapies are often augmented by the use of various acoustic stimuli to mask the tinnitus including specialized white noise generators that are worn like hearing aids. Tinnitus retraining therapies help the patient to become desensitized to the sounds. Indexing Status Subject indexing assigned by CRD MeSH Acoustic Stimulations; Hearing Loss, Sensorineural; Hearing Tests; Tinnitus Language Published English Country of organisation United States English summary An English language summary is available. Address for correspondence HAYES, Inc., 157 S. Broad Street, Suite 200, Lansdale, PA 19446, USA. Tel: 215 855 0615; Fax: 215 855 5218 Email: hayesinfo@hayesinc.com AccessionNumber 32012000154 Date abstract record published 28/06/2012 |
