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Module Summary

Consultant ENT surgeon Mr Don McFerran and audiologist Professor David Baguley on the causes of tinnitus, when patients should be referred and the best treatment options in primary care.

Learning Objectives

This module will update you on managing tinnitus, including:

  • The main causes
  • When to refer 
  • The role of hearing aids and therapy devices
  • Whether surgery is ever indicated
Author

Mr Don McFerran is a consultant ENT surgeon at Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust. Don is a trustee of the British Tinnitus Association.

Professor David Baguley is a professor of hearing sciences at the University of Nottingham, and deputy director of the NIHR Biomedical Research Unit in Hearing. He is also the current president of the British Tinnitus Association.

Date module published

April 30 2017. Updated 20 June 2023

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