title: Tinnitus. A patient's perspective.
abstract: A medical degree does not confer immunity to any of society's ills-not to cancer, not to heart disease, not to a broken leg, not to tinnitus. This article discusses how tinnitus impacted a surgeon, his career, and his family. It concludes with suggestions on conveying the results of the tinnitus evaluation, so the message that there currently is no cure can be tempered with legitimate optimism regarding the achievement of meaningful relief to the patient's great satisfaction today, while waiting hopefully for the cure of tomorrow.
authors.affiliation: Alliance Tinnitus and Hyperacusis Center, 110 Grantley Court, Atlanta, GA 30350, USA. nagler@tinn.com
authors.forename: Stephen M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Nagler
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011788:Quality of Life; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy