Military Audiology Short Course

MASC 2001 Abstracts

Basis of Tinnitus Retraining Therapy

1Lt H. Dean Hudson, USAF
Lackland AFB, TX

This presentation will begin with definitions for tinnitus and hyperacusis. It will next discuss neurophysiological/psychologicaI principles to include: auditory-limbic connection, neural plasticity and habituation. In conclusion, it will examine theoretical models.