Department of Clinical Forensic Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, and College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. Electronic address: [Email]
In contrast to previous concept that tinnitus is confined to an otologic disorder, current evidence supports it as a phantom sensory phenomenon of vestibulocochlear damage with cortical reorganization. It is a common problem worldwide, but the treatment response is always unsatisfactory.