Carlo Govoni MD was a speaker at a meeting on tinnitus where he explained his line of behavior to other doctors. The first point addressed is the difference between disease and symptom. Tinnitus is not a disease, but a symptom.
Tinnitus is the perception of sound in one or both the ears that does not have an external source.
Tinnitus is commonly describe as an buzzing or ringing annoying noise. Tinnitus is very common, some say that up to 20% of the adult population suffers from it. I am convinced that this percentage is around 8% or slightly higher.
Prolonged exposure to intense noise and sudden hearing loss are the most frequent causes of tinnitus. Tinnitus and sensorineural hearing loss is a characteristic of many people who experience this annoying symptom.
The update meeting was in Modena, at Rechigi Park Hotel, on 28 October 2021.
This is the Rechigi Park Hotel in Emilia Est street, Modena.
There are centers that present themselves as specialized clinics for the treatment of tinnitus. Many of these clinics have protocols that they try to adapt to each patient and often offer very expensive solutions. They invite patients to purchase Tinnitus Retraining Therapy (TRT) devices. Govoni does not use these systems except in exceptional cases. The cause of tinnitus that involves the hearing system is often a disease, this must be identified and an attempt must be made to treat it.
Carlo Govoni is a cosultant ENT surgeon based in Milan specialising in nasal surgery, salivary gland disease, audiology and vestibology. He is dedicates to ear diseases that cause tinnitus.
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