{"id":4547,"date":"2019-04-03T16:35:51","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T16:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ent.gr\/?p=4547"},"modified":"2019-07-05T23:09:14","modified_gmt":"2019-07-05T20:09:14","slug":"tinnitus-diagnosis-and-measuring-tinnitus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/tinnitus-diagnosis-and-measuring-tinnitus\/","title":{"rendered":"Tinnitus: Diagnosis and Measuring Tinnitus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/tinnitus-diagnosis-and-measuring-tinnitus\/#The_medical_evaluation_for_Tinnitus\" >The medical evaluation for Tinnitus<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Starting with a thorough medical exam, the proper diagnosis and evaluation of tinnitus are both critical for successful tinnitus management.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_medical_evaluation_for_Tinnitus\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 18pt;\">The medical evaluation for Tinnitus<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">The evaluation will start with a thorough medical history, followed by a careful physical examination and diagnostic testing. These can provide important clues leading to the identification of the underlying cause of your tinnitus.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ent.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/\u03b2\u03bf\u03c5\u03b7\u03c4\u03ac.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Tinnitus: Where does it arise?ent\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ent.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/\u03b2\u03bf\u03c5\u03b7\u03c4\u03ac-300x234.gif\" alt=\"Tinnitus: Where does it arise?ent\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tinnitus: Where does it arise?<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Laboratory and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.msdmanuals.com\/home\/special-subjects\/common-imaging-tests\/overview-of-imaging-tests\"> imaging studies<\/a>\u00a0are sometimes required to obtain the correct diagnosis or to rule out potentially serious diseases underlying tinnitus. Prompt identification and management of causal and concurrent conditions in tinnitus may not only reduce their potentially detrimental consequences, but may also resolve or improve the tinnitus when the conditions are addressed.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/neuro-otology-exam-lab\/neuro-otology-examination-lab\/\">Audiological evaluation<\/a>\u00a0is an inseparable and important part of tinnitus assessment. A hearing test is almost always needed to identify any condition that involves the auditory system. This should be the first step in an audiological evaluation of tinnitus, since about 90 percent of cases occur with hearing loss.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">In addition to routine pure tone and speech audiometry, a range of audiological tests can help assess the health and function of your middle ear, inner ear, and auditory pathway. They may include tympanometry, otoacoustic emissions, electrocochleography, auditory brainstem responses, and vestibular evoked myogenic potentials.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><em><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;\">References<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica;\">Liu H, Zhang J, Yang S, Wang X, Zhang W, Li J, Yang T. Efficacy of sound therapy interventions for tinnitus management: A protocol for systematic review and network meta-analysis. Medicine (Baltimore). 2021 Oct 15;100(41):e27509.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><em>Sereda M, Xia J, El Refaie A, Hall DA, Hoare DJ. Sound therapy (using amplification devices and\/or sound generators) for tinnitus. 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