title: [Tinnitus].
abstract: Tinnitus rarely can be cured. The patient, however, needs help in order to avoid countless ineffective treatments and considerable costs. The paper deals with the management of decompensated tinnitus. It outlines the problems and possible means for guidance of the patient toward acceptance of the handicap.
authors.affiliation: Universitätsklinik für Hals-, Nasen- und Ohrenleiden, Inselspital, Bern.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kellerhals
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zogg
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D010038:Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011788:Quality of Life; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology