| Current Trends in the Assessment of Patients with Tinnitus and the Proposal of Tinnitus Assessment in Korea. |
| Jiwon Chang, Tae Su Kim, Eui Cheol Nam, In Seok Moon, Moo Kyun Park, Shi Nae Park, Hun Yi Park, Jae Hyun Seo, Yong Hwi An, Jeong Hun Jang, June Choi |
1Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
2Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea.
3Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
4Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
5Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
6Department of Otolaryngology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.
7Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Eulji University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
8Department of Otorhinolaryngology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
9Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. mednlaw@korea.ac.kr |
| 우리나라(한국)의 이명검사 현황 및 이명검사 방법제안 |
| Hallym University College of Medicine |
| 한림대학교 의과대학 이비인후-두경부외과학교실1;강원대학교 의학전문대학원 이비인후과학교실2;연세대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실3;서울대학교 의과대학 이비인후-두경부외과학교실4;가톨릭대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실5;아주대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실6;?,"장지원1;김태수2;남의철2;문인석3;박무균4;박시내5;박헌이6;서재현5;안용휘7;장정훈8;최 준9;","Current Trends in the Assessment of Patients with Tinn |
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such as the audiologic test |
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tinnitus test |
| ABSTRACT |
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:
The effective management of tinnitus should start with an accurate diagnosis, but no concensus has been developed in Korea concerning how to measure the features of tinnitus. This study surveyed otologists in the training hospitals and hospitals specialized in otologic care in Korea to identify the current status in the assessment of patients with tinnitus.
SUBJECTS AND METHOD:
The questionnaire on the assessment of tinnitus was sent by email to otologists in training and to specialized hospitals specializing in otologics in Korea.
The questionnaire included inquiry about various types of tests conducted, such as the audiologic test, tinnitus test, blood test, radiologic test, and the methods of history taking and physical examination for somatic tinnitus.
RESULTS:
Regarding the audiologic assessment of tinnitus, all the otologist were using pure tone audiometry, 97% speech audiometry, and 87% tinnitus test. For the psychophysical measure of tinnitus, both loudness and pitch matching were conducted by all the otologists. The performance rate of blood test were 38.5%, and the most preferred radiologic test in pulsatile tinnitus was temporal bone computed tomography (59%). Finally, the rate of investigation including the history taking and physical examination of somatic tinnitus was between 74-84%.
CONCLUSION:
Our results showed that although the tests perfermed by otologists varied, the essential tests for assessing tinnitus were commonly practiced. We analyzed the current status of tinnitus assessment and supplemented guidlines to help measure tinnitus. Further concensus on tinnitus diagnosis is needed, particularly about the standadized and unified principles. |
| Keywords:
AssessmentㆍKoreaㆍQuestionnaireㆍTinnitus |
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