Bøger af Kimi Brown

Tinnitus is a disorder wherein a person experiences noises such as ringing, hissing, or clicking in one or both ears. This noise is not caused by an external sound. Tinnitus is quite common and generally observed in older adults. The noise experienced may be loud or quiet, continuous or intermittent, and some individuals are unaffected by it. However, other people become highly disturbed by it, especially when they are fatigued or stressed. Tinnitus is generally considered a symptom of underlying health conditions rather than a disorder. The common reasons that lead to this disorder are noise-induced hearing loss, ear infections, disease of the heart or blood vessels, Ménière's disease, brain tumors, inner ear tumors, emotional stress and traumatic brain injury. The degree of hearing loss controls the level of concentration that may result in anxiety and depression in some cases. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is beneficial in the treatment of tinnitus. This book traces the progress of research on tinnitus and highlights its clinical aspects. It unravels the recent studies related to tinnitus. Those in search of information to further their knowledge will be greatly assisted by this book.

Tinnitus is a hearing disorder which involves hearing noises that are actually not caused by sounds coming from the outside world. A number of underlying causes generated at any level of the auditory system may result in this disorder. Factors such as emotional stress, traumatic brain injury, excessive earwax, and exposure to loud noise can severely affect hearing. Tinnitus is categorized into three types which are named as subjective tinnitus, objective tinnitus, and pulsatile tinnitus. The disorder is typically subjective, which means that the noises a person hears are not identifiable by physicians or hearing technicians using current technology. In certain cases, tinnitus can be detected by an individual using a stethoscope. This condition is called objective tinnitus. Pulsatile tinnitus is described as experiencing sound that beats in time with the pulse. Tinnitus can be cured through talk therapy, sound therapy, or hearing aids. Through this book, the readers would gain knowledge that would broaden their perspective about tinnitus. A number of researches and case studies from all over the globe have been included herein on the diagnosis and treatment of this disease. It is a collective contribution of a renowned group of international experts.