Tinnitus management for patients with Meniere's syndrome - a novel protocol using latest technology to address hearing fluctuation...1st WORLD TINNITUS CONGRESS AND XII INTERNATIONAL TINNITUS SEMINAR 22-24 MAY 2017, WARSAW.
To disseminate a novel approach to manage tinnitus of patients with Meniere's syndrome by using available technology to address eventual hearing fluctuation. Patients diagnosed with Meniere s syndrome who came to the audiology clinic for tinnitus management were given a mobile phone app to measure t...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Hearing Science Vol. 7; no. 2; p. 139 |
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| Formato: | abstract research Journal Article |
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Institute of Sensory Organs
May2017
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