Pharmaceutical research on treating inner ear disorders ramps up


Pharmaceutical research on treating inner ear disorders ramps up
New recommendations for clinical practice guidelines on focus on primary persistent tinnitus.
The National Institutes of Deafness and Other Communicable Disorders will conduct a yearlong trial to test vagus nerve stimulation as a treatment option for tinnitus

A 53-year-old man with a one-month history of bilateral tinnitus. An MRI detected a sphenoid tumor incidentally, and a contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan revealed a partially enhanced tumor in the left sphenoidal sinus that destroyed part of the skull base.

Tinnitus is the No. 1 cause of disability among veterans, accounting for nearly 11 percent of all disability claims

More and more options are emerging to help patients improve their hearing, a group of aural rehabilitation panelists said on Jan. 27 at the Triological Society Combined Sections Meeting.



Of the more than 13,000 health care providers who are members of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, exactly three of them officially practice holistic otolaryngology as members of the American Holistic Medical Association, which itself is only about 1,000 members strong and just now entering its 30th year.