AOS Webinar! Silencing the Noise: New Insights Into Tinnitus

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The American Otological Society was proud to partner with the Korean Otological Society to present a state of the art webinar on the evaluation and management of tinnitus.

The discussion moved from the neuroscience of tinnitus to collaborative care, digital therapeutics, neuromodulation, and emerging approaches to measuring and treating tinnitus.

During the live webinar, audience members joined from the United States, South Korea, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, India, Jamaica, Egypt, South Africa, Argentina, Italy, Chile, and Colombia, sharing questions about hearing aids, clinical trials, emerging treatments, research, and living with tinnitus.

Can we “see” tinnitus in the brain? 

Dr. Jae-Jin Song from Seoul National University provided an overview of the neuroscience of tinnitus arguing that tinnitus is a brain phenomenon and not an ear product.  

Can we control tinnitus by moving the head or neck?

Dr. Greg Basura from the University of Pittsburgh discussed his research that attempts to quantify or objectify tinnitus in the human brain that changes with head, neck, and jaw movements.  

What are the most up-to-date treatments for tinnitus?

Dr. Jae-Jun Song from Korea University presented the latest therapies for tinnitus, including digital and electroceutical.

How can otologists partner with audiologists to better treat tinnitus?

Dr. Gail Whitelaw from The Ohio State University advocated for a multidisciplinary, collaborative approach to treating patients with tinnitus.

AOS Education Director Dr. Bradley Kesser facilitated the webinar.  AOS President Dr. Nancy Young and KOS President Dr. Shi Nae Park started off the webinar with a welcome. Dr. Sujana Chandrasekhar, a past president of AOS, curated questions from the audience.

Produced by Neil Parekh of Digimentors for the American Otological Society.