title: Identifying and treating persistent tinnitus in CI users.
abstract: The study was undertaken within an established cochlear implant (CI) centre, in conjunction with a tertiary Tinnitus Clinic. The primary aim was to identify more readily which CI recipients experience significant tinnitus, by introducing the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI). A secondary aim was to pilot a specialist joint clinic for CI users with tinnitus, involving clinicians from both the implant and the tinnitus teams. This paper reports principally on the level of agreement between the centre's established tinnitus self-report measure and the THI.
authors.affiliation: Emmeline Centre for Hearing Implants, Cambridge University Foundation Hospitals Trust, Cambridge, UK. Frances.harris@addenbrookes.nhs.uk
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Parker
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fields
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Frewin
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Baguley
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019929:Cochlear Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D003054:Cochlear Implants; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D016896:Treatment Outcome