Tinnitus and Stress An Interdisciplinary Companion for Healthcare Pr

This book provides up-to-date scientific information on the pathways by which psychosocial stress can affect the auditory system and describes current approaches to the management of patients with stress related tinnitus. The latest evidence is presented

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Tinnitus and Stress

An Interdisciplinary Companion for Healthcare Professionals

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Tinnitus and Stress

Agnieszka J. Szczepek  •  Birgit Mazurek Editors

Tinnitus and Stress An Interdisciplinary Companion for Healthcare Professionals

Editors Agnieszka J. Szczepek Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin Berlin Germany

Birgit Mazurek Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin Berlin Germany

ISBN 978-3-319-58396-9    ISBN 978-3-319-58397-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-58397-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017943038 © Springer International Publishing AG 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

AJS: For Roger and Rysio

Preface

“A young lady from the city, affected with tinnitus, in consequence of the death of her brother by drowning, is very low spirited….” John Harrison Curtis (Surgeon to the Royal Dispensary for Diseases of the Ear) TINNITUS AURIUM; The Lancet; Volume 36, Issue 940, 4 September 1841, Pages 828–829. The observation about heavy emotional burden being connected with tinnitus made by John Harrison Curtis almost two hundred years ago is made by the tinnitus practitioners also today. In fact, majority of patients affected by tinnitus report heavy emotional burden either proceeding the onset of their tinnitus, worsening their existing tinnitus or both. Dealing with the mental status of a tinnitus patient or measuring the emotional burden inflicted by tinnitus is not an easy task for general practitioners, ENT surgeons, or the audiologists. Most of the time, it is outside the scope of their training, and this is precisely why we wrote this book. Our first intention was to gather the latest knowledge about tinnitus