Tinnitus Toolbox Hyperacusis Handbook

Something can be done.Tinnitus Toolbox Hyperacusis Handbook covers currently available international science-based approaches including self-help, professional treatments, clinical trials, and experimental research for people with tinnitus or hyperacusis. The abridged second edition has fewer acronyms, less science, and does not include chapters on noise damage and noise control.For people in the hearing loss and Deaf communities, coping tools are included that don't rely on sound or hearing.This book presents you with possible tools and science to cope better and live happier.----------------------------------------------Jan L. Mayes, MSc, attended the University of British Columbia where she obtained her Bachelor of Arts (double major in linguistics and speech sciences) in 1986 and Master of Science in audiology in 1988. She later completed a certificate in Adult Education from the British Columbia Institute of Technology. Jan has longstanding tinnitus and hyperacusis. Her career as a certified licensed audiologist spanned clinical audiology, medico-legal evaluations, hearing conservation programs, and health and safety education with specialization in tinnitus, decreased sound tolerance (hyperacusis), and noise-induced hearing health damage.