Zumbido: abordagem teórica

Abstract

Tinnitus is a symptom founded in several illness ottologics and no ottologics, with one complex physiopathology, multiple and still no clear totally. It can be associate to different etiology, sometimes overexpose in a same patient, besides suffering influence of many factors, difficultting the existence of one kind of treatment. it crescents the numbers of studies that visaed the best understanding of tinnitus. equally the number of works destined to develop and testing treatments that can be effective in relief this symptom. studies come prove that it can be easily observed in the clinical practices: the tinnitus can alter the acting of subject in his professional activity, social and leisure, interfering also in family relations. this work has the objective of gathering the knowledge most recently about tinnitus, taking the consideration that the audiologist is a professional of great importance in the avaluation process, diagnostic and treatment of a patient with tinnitus.