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... , 29 Biofeedback, see Treatment of tinnitus, biofeedback Blow to the head, 11, 14 Brain-stem-evoked response (BSER) , 26, 54 Bupivacaine, 78 Caffeine, 63 Carbamazopine 72-74, 75, 77, 79 Causes of tinnitus, see Etiology of tinnitus Central masking, 38, 54 Children and tinnitus, 8, 24 Chlortrimeton, 78 cls-Platinum, 63 Cocaine, 63 Cochlear echo, see Otoacoustic emissions Cochlear emissions, see Otoacoustic emissions Cochlear implants, 85, 86 Cross-modality matching, 44 Depakene, see Sodium valproate Diabetes, 119 Diazepam, see Volium Diet, see Treatment of tinnitus, diet Dilantin, see Phenytoin sodium Diplacusis, 51 Drug overdoses, 11 147
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... , 18 also see Otoacoustic emissions Glycerin 29 Hair cells, 17-18, 30, 60 Hawthorne effect, 65, 79 Hearing aids, safety of, 114, 116 Heavy metals, 63 Heparin, 79 Hypertension, 11 Hyperthyroidism, 119 Hypnosis, see Treatment of tinnitus, hypnotherapy Hypoglycemia, 119 Hypothyroidism, 11, 119 Kanamycin, 16 Kidney function, 118 Lidocaine, 3, 26, 67-75, 79 Lignocaine, see Lidocaine Lorcainide, 78 Loudness-matching procedures, 42-45, 46, 119 high reliability of, 44 Magnitude of tinnitus, see Tinnitus, magnitude of Marijuana, 63 Masking-level difference (MLD) , 39 Masking of tinnitus, 3, 36-45, 89-116 "adaptations and, 39, 40, 53, 115 contralateral, 37-38, 41, 52-54 "covering ups tumors, 13, 117-118 different from external sounds, 37, 40, 47, 108-110 drugs and, 54-81 efficacy, 3, 4 hearing aids, 90 interstation radio noise, 41, 89, 90, 93 Meniere's Disease, 27-31 monaural versus binaural, 41 safety, 4, 5 success estimates, 3-4 Measurement of tinnitus, 32-54 Mechanisms of tinnitus, 14-20, 30, 52, 53 also see Etiology of tinnitus Melanin connection, 62, 71-72, 80 Meniere's Disease, 9, 11, 18, 27-31, 37, 66, 67, 72, 81, 88 Meningitis, 119 Mexilitine, 79 Microstructure of audiogram, 22 Migraine, 11, 119 Multiple sclerosis, 11, 119 Music synthesizer, 34 Mysoline, see Primidone
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... definition, 40, 46 versus sound-pressure level (SPL) , 44-46, 112, 120 Sleep interference, see Tinnitus, interference with sleep Sodium amylobarbitone, 3, 77-78, 79 Sodium fluoride, 76 Sodium valproate, 77
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... and, 4, 5, 110 efficacy, 92-104 levels of, 4, 5, 111-114 masker waveforms, 91, 108-110 "master" units, 109 production of hearing loss by, 40, 107, 110-116 regulation of production of hearing loss by, 5 safety of, 107-116 sound-pressure levels of, 4, 5, 111-113 success estimates, 95-104 Tobacco, 63 Tocainide hydrochloride, 74-75 Tocard, see Tocainide hydrochloride Treatment of tinnitus, 2 acupuncture, 84 allergies, 81-82, 118 audiological examination, 119 biofeedback, 57, 82-83 diet 81-82, 118 drugs, 3, 54, 59-81, 118, also see by name electrical stimulation, 54, 85-87 exposure to intense sound, 58-59 hypnotherapy, 83-84 manipulation of air pressure, 54, 87-89 medical examination, 117-119 palliative versus treatment, 55, 117 psychological, 55, 56 reassurance, 55 surgery, 13, 57-58 Tumors of the eighth nerve, 12-13, 57-58 University of Oregon tinnitus clinic, 3, 4, 30, 93-107 Valium, 79 Vestibular schwannoma, see Tumors of the eighth nerve Vitamin A, 66 Xylocaine, see Lidocaine
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  • sodium valproate
  • cochlear echo
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  • phenytoin sodium

  • success estimates
  • tocainide hydrochloride
  • ups tumors
  • cochlear emissions
  • music synthesizer

  • name electrical
  • external sounds
  • valproate diabetes
  • hearing aids
  • nerve vitamin

  • central masking
  • melanin connection
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  • palliative versus
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