Tinnitus Management for Experienced Hearing Healthcare Professionals-Tinnitus Management for Experienced Hearing Healthcare Professionals Slides

Tinnitus Management for Experienced Hearing Healthcare Professionals Slides

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This document is a summary of a presentation on tinnitus management for experienced hearing healthcare professionals. The presenter discusses the importance and benefits of becoming a tinnitus care provider, including reaching a larger audience, attracting patients who may not have sought treatment otherwise, and generating more revenue. The document provides information on what tinnitus is and its relationship to hearing loss, as well as the importance of gathering a comprehensive case history and using questionnaires to determine the degree of distress caused by tinnitus. It also highlights the need for referral networks with otolaryngologists, audiologists, and mental health professionals for cases that require further investigation or counseling. The document includes testing protocols for tinnitus patients, such as pitch matching, loudness matching, and minimum masking level, which can help validate patient experiences and guide treatment. Tinnitus activities therapy, which addresses thoughts, emotions, hearing and communication, sleep, and concentration, is also discussed as a counseling approach. The document emphasizes the role of the amygdala in triggering the fight-or-flight response and the importance of managing thoughts and emotions to influence tinnitus. It suggests using sound enrichment strategies and avoiding keeping score of tinnitus symptoms. The document concludes with a consumer's guide to tinnitus relief and encourages healthcare professionals to consider offering tinnitus care within their practice. It also provides information on a Tinnitus Care Provider Certificate Program for further education and training opportunities.

Keywords

tinnitus management

hearing healthcare professionals

tinnitus care provider

comprehensive case history

referral networks

testing protocols

tinnitus activities therapy

managing thoughts and emotions

sound enrichment strategies

Tinnitus Care Provider Certificate Program