Hashir Aazh Ph. D., Guildford (U.K.)
Video 17 2018
“Clinical research update on assessment methods used for patients seeking help for tinnitus and/or hyperacusis from an audiology clinic”
The aim of this presentation is to summarise and discuss the outcomes of several research studies conducted in 2017-18 at Tinnitus & Hyperacusis Therapy Specialist Clinic (THTSC), Guildford, which are essential to be implemented in day-to-day clinical practice. The key topics which will be discussed comprise:
1. avoiding discomfort during pure-tone audiometry PTA and uncomfortable loudness levels (ULLs),
2. relevance and applicability of psychological questionnaires to patients seeking help for tinnitus and/or hyperacusis,
3. tinnitus and hyperacusis in the elderly,
4. diagnosis of hyperacusis,
5. characteristics of severe hyperacusis, and
6. suicidal and self-harm ideations among patients seeking help for tinnitus and/or hyperacusis.