Tinnitus, Vestibular Disorders and Rehabilitation

At the end of the course, students should be able to: 1. recognise tinnitus, know how to examine, clinically assess and describe different characteristics of tinnitus and explain the rehabilitation procedure of tinnitus; 2. conduct procedures such as Tinnitus Matching, Tinnitus Loudness tests, tonal masking level and rehabilitate using various theories and clinical devices for the management of tinnitus; 3. assess a range of vestibular cases, using the assessment procedures routinely undertaken in clinical practice such as Video Electronystagmographic (VENG), Calorics, Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential (VEMPS); 4. manage tinnitus and vestibular disorder patients using audiology rehabilitation technique; and 5. demonstrate ability to refer where there’s a medical, pharmacological and or surgical factors behind the tinnitus or vestibular disorder (dizzy spells).

Definition of tinnitus (ringing in the ear). Types of tinnitus. Causes of tinnitus. Otologic and audiologic investigations of tinnitus. Tinnitus matching test. Tinnitus loudness test. Tinnitus masking level test. Low and high frequency tinnitus. Multi-frequency tinnitus. Outside tonal sound tinnitus. Tinnitus Handicap Index (THI) inventory. Medical, audiologic, pharmacologic and surgical treatment of tinnitus. Vertigo (dizziness). Etiology of dizziness. Clinical features of dizziness. Assessment and rehabilitation procedures of dizziness.