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OHSU Tinnitus Clinic


OHSU Tinnitus Clinic
Publications about Tinnitus by the OHRC faculty and staff


Articles

Folmer RL. Ringing-in-the-Ears: Hope and Help for Tinnitus Sufferers. Hearing Health 2006;22(1):42-45.

Folmer RL, Carroll JR. Long-term effectiveness of ear-level devices for tinnitus. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2006;134(1):132-137.

Folmer RL, Shi YB. Reduce Your Risk of Complications During Earwax Removal. Tinnitus Today 2005;30(2):20-21.

Martin, W.H., Folmer, R.L. and Shi, Baker Y-B. Tinnitus and Sound. Soundscape: The Journal of Acoustic Ecology, 6(1): 15-17, 2005.

Folmer RL, Martin WH, Shi Y. Tinnitus: Questions to reveal the cause, answers to provide relief. Journal of Family Practice 2004;53(7):532-540.

Folmer RL, Shi YB. SSRI Use by Tinnitus Patients: Interactions Between Depression and Tinnitus Severity. ENT Journal 2004;83(2):107-117.

Mraz NR, Folmer RL. Overprotection-hyperacusis-phonophobia & Tinnitus Retraining Therapy: A Case Study. Healthy Hearing, December 8, 2003.

Folmer RL, Griest SE. Chronic tinnitus resulting from head or neck injuries. Laryngoscope 2003;113:821-827.

Folmer RL. Long-term reductions in tinnitus severity. BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2002;2:3.

Folmer RL. Why do our ears ring? Discover 2002;23(4):12.

Folmer RL. A Patient's Guide to Tinnitus. Healthy Hearing January 14, 2002.

Martin, W.H. ATA-Funded tinnitus research: The quest for a cure. Part II Tinnitus Today, 27:2, 9-20, 2002

Martin, W.H. ATA-Funded tinnitus research: The quest for a cure. Tinnitus Today, 27:1, 11-12, 2002

Folmer RL. Reply to: Paroxetine in the treatment of tinnitus. Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 2001;125(4):437-438.

Folmer RL, Griest SE, Martin WH. Chronic tinnitus as phantom auditory pain. Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 2001;124(4):394-400.

Folmer RL, Griest SE. Tinnitus and insomnia. Am J of Otolaryngology 2000;21(5):287-293.

Folmer R.L., Griest S.E., Meikle M.B., Martin W.H. Tinnitus severity, loudness and depression. Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 121:48-51, 1999.

Folmer RL, Griest SE. Improvements in tinnitus severity: a follow-up study. In Hazell J (ed): Proceedings of the Sixth International Tinnitus Seminar. London: The Tinnitus and Hyperacusis Centre, 1999, 546-549.

Martin WH, Shi Y-B, Burchiel KJ, Anderson VC. Deep brain stimulation effects on hearing function and tinnitus. In Hazell J (ed): Proceedings of the Sixth International Tinnitus Seminar. London: The Tinnitus and Hyperacusis Centre, 1999, 68-72.

Shi Y-B, Martin WH. Deep brain stimulation - a new treatment for tinnitus? In Hazell J (ed): Proceedings of the Sixth International Tinnitus Seminar. London: The Tinnitus and Hyperacusis Centre, 1999, 578-580.

Meikle, M. B., Griest, S.E., Stewart, B.J., Press, L.S. Measuring the negative impact of tinnitus: A brief severity index. Abstr. Assoc. Research Otolaryngol:167, 1995.

Johnson RM, Brummett R, Schleuning A. Use of alprazolam for relief of tinnitus. Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 119:842-845, 1993.

Books

Tinnitus Data Registry Publications

  1. Meikle MB, Griest SE, & Press LS
    Epidemiological information concerning the time course and "natural history" of tinnitus. Abstr Assoc Res Otolaryngol : 31, 1994

  2. Meikle MB
    The interaction of central and peripheral mechanisms in tinnitus. In: A Moller & J Vernon (Eds.), Mechanisms of tinnitus. Boston: Allen & Bacon, 1994.

  3. Axelsson A, Coles RRA, Erlandsson SE, Meikle M & Vernon J
    Evaluation of tinnitus treatment : Methodological aspects. J Audiol Med 2 :141-150, 1993

  4. Vernon JA, Griest SE & Press L
    Attributes of tinnitus associated with temporomandibular joint syndrome. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 249 :93-94, 1992.

  5. Vernon JA
    Tinnitus: Causes, evaluation, and treatment. Chapter 53 in: GM English (Ed.), Otolaryngology (Rev. ed.) Philadelphia: J B Lippincott, 1992.

  6. Meikle MB, Griest SE, Press LS & Stewart BJ
    Relationships between tinnitus and audiometric variables in a large sample of Tinnitus Clinic patients. Pp 127-134 in: JM Aran & R Dauman (Eds.), Tinnitus 91. Proc 4th Internat. Tinnitus Seminar. Amsterdam: Kugler, 1992.

  7. Meikle MB & Griest SE
    Asymmetry in tinnitus perceptions: Factors that may account for the higher prevalence of left-sided tinnitus. Pp 231-237 in: JM Aran (Ed.), Tinnitus 91. Proc 4th Internat Tinnitus Seminar Amsterdam: Kugler, 1992.

  8. Meikle MB
    Methods for evaluation of tinnitus relief procedures. Pp 555-562 in: JM Aran (Ed.), Tinnitus 91. Proc 4th Internat Tinnitus Seminar Amsterdam: Kugler, 1992.

  9. Vernon JA, Griest SE & Press L
    Some common errors in the use of masking for the relief of tinnitus. In: A Shulman, J Tonndorf, H Feldmann, J Vernon & JM Aran (Eds.), Tinnitus--Diagnosis/Treatment . Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger, 1991.

  10. Vernon JA
    Acoustic stimulation and tinnitus. In: JM Aran (Ed.), Proc 4th Internat Tinnitus Seminar Bordeaux, France: 1991.

  11. Meikle MB, & Griest SE
    Computer data analysis: Tinnitus Data Registry. Pp 416-430 in: A Shulman (Ed.), Tinnitus: Diagnosis/Treatment. Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger, 1991b.

  12. Meikle MB & Griest SE
    Characterization of clinically significant tinnitus. Symposium on Advances in the Study of Tinnitus, Abstr. Assoc. Res. Otolaryngol. : 2, 1991a.

  13. Meikle MB
    Tinnitus onset, relation to hearing impairment, and the issue of severity. In: Tinnitus Assessment and Rehabilitation. Australian Assoc. Audiol. Private Practice : 1-9, 1991.

  14. Vernon JA, Griest SE & Press L
    Attributes of tinnitus and the acceptance of masking. American Journal of Otolaryngology 11 :44-50, 1990.

  15. Schleuning A
    Medical aspects of tinnitus. The Hearing Journal 42(11) :12-15, 1989.

  16. Mitchell C, Wilson FW & Vernon JA
    Possible correlation between fluctuations in tinnitus and blood pressure. submitted to American Journal of Otology , 1989.

  17. Meikle MB, & Griest SE
    Gender-based differences in characteristics of tinnitus. The Hearing Journal 42 (11):68-76, 1989.

  18. Johnson R, Griest SE, Press L, Storter K & Lentz B
    A tinnitus masking program: Efficacy & Safety. The Hearing Journal 42(11) :18-25, 1989

  19. Vernon JA & Meikle MB
    Measurement of tinnitus: An update. Pp 36-52 in: M Kitahara (Ed.), Tinnitus: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Treatment. Tokyo: Igaku-Shoin, 1988.

  20. Meikle MB, Lentz B, Griest SE & Press L
    Further exploration of the paradoxical nature of tinnitus loudness. Abstr. Assoc. Res. Otolaryngol. : 190-191, 1988.

  21. Vernon JA
    Assessment of the tinnitus patient. Pp 71-95 in: JWP Hazell (Ed.), Tinnitus . London: Churchill-Livingstone, 1987.

  22. Meikle MB, Schuff N, & Griest SE
    Intra-subject variability of tinnitus: Observations from the Tinnitus Clinic. Pp 175-180 in: H Feldmann (Ed.), Proc 3rd Internat Tinnitus Seminar. Karlsruhe, W. Germany: Harsch Verlag, 1987.

  23. Meikle MB, & Griest SE
    The perceived localization of tinnitus. Pp 183-189 in: H Feldmann (Ed.), Proc 3rd Internat Tinnitus Seminar. Karlsruhe, W. Germany: Harsch Verlag, 1987.

  24. Meikle MB & Whitney SW
    Computer-assisted analysis of reported tinnitus sounds. Proc 2nd Internat Tinnitus Seminar. J Laryngol Otol Suppl 9 :188-192, 1984.

  25. Meikle MB & Walsh ET
    Characteristics of tinnitus and related observations in over 1800 Tinnitus Clinic patients. Proc 2nd Internat Tinnitus Seminar. J Laryngol Otol Suppl 9 :17-21, 1984.

  26. Meikle MB, Vernon JA & Johnson RM
    The perceived severity of tinnitus: Some observations concerning a large population of Tinnitus Clinic patients. Otolaryng Head & Neck Surg 92 (6):689-696, 1984.



Hearing Loss Prevention Publications

Folmer RL, Martin WH. Dangerous Decibels: Teaching children to prevent noise-induced hearing loss and tinnitus. Hearing Health 2006;22(3):14-18.

Folmer RL. The Search for Hearing Loss Prevention Practices in School Vocational Programs. CAOHC Update 2006;18(2):5-8. Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation.

Folmer RL. Noise-induced hearing loss in young people. Pediatrics 2006; 117(1):248-249.

Martin, W.H., Sobel, J.L., Griest, S.E., Howarth, L., Shi, Y-B. Noise induced hearing loss in children: Preventing the silent epidemic. J. Otology, 1(1), 11-21, 2006.

Folmer, R.L, and Martin, W.H. Turn the tide on NIHL with Dangerous Decibels. Advance for Speech-Language Pathologists & Audiologists, 14(47): 2004.

Folmer RL, The importance of hearing conservation instruction. J of School Nursing 2003;19(3):140-148.

Folmer RL, Why aren't hearing conservation practices taught in schools? Healthy Hearing, April 29, 2002.

Folmer RL, Griest SE, Martin WH. hearing conservation education programs for children: a review. J of School Health 2002;72(2):51-57.

Martin, W.H. Dangerous Decibels: Stop tinnitus before it starts. Voices of ATA, Newsletter of the American Tinnitus Association, 1(1): 2, 2002.

Martin, W.H. Dangerous DecibelsΠ- A new strategy for preventing noise induced hearing loss and tinnitus. Feedback, 13:3, 8-11, 44, 2002.

Griest, S.E., Martin, W.H., Dangerous Decibels: Partnerships in public health. NCHA Spectrum, 19:4, 1, 4, 2002

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