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Tinnitus Basic Seminar with Workshop
The Academy of Hearing-Aid Acoustics offers a three-day workshop on Tinnitus and Hyperacusis.This workshops targets hearing-aid acousticians, ENT doctors, psychologists and therapists, who want to specialize on Tinnitus treatment. It offers a compact overview on the various aspects of the retraining.
The lectures cover a wide range of related subjects. The topics vary from medical and psychological principles to a practical exchange of experience on various aspects of the rehabilitation. The rehabilitation Tinnitus/Hyperacusis requires interdisciplinary work. This also reflects in the choice of lecturers, which are not only highly qualified on a theoretical level but also have longstanding experience in in- and out-patient Tinnitus treatment.
Overview on the topics of the lectures:
- Functional and patho-physiological basics
- Diagnosis and therapy on the basis on the ADANO guidelines
- Neuro-physiological model
- Retraining
- Physiotherapy
- How to fit Tinnitus hearing systems
- Communication skills
- Audiological measurements
- Use of scaled and non-linear hearing-systems
- Comparison masking/retraining
- Use of questionnaires
- Case studies
- Practical aspects of retraining
- Sleep counseling