Translating Tinnitus Research Findings into Clinical Practice

美国国家反射听觉研究中心（NCRAR）将举行第八届两年一度的会议， “将Tintin研究结果转化为临床实践”，2017年10月4日至6日，在波特兰，OR。 耳鸣是一种在没有外部声学刺激的情况下对声音的幻觉感知， 客观地测量或治愈。确定导致这种感觉的神经机制是具有挑战性的。 并且耳鸣的鉴别诊断、量化和结果测量是复杂的。中约有1位 在美国10成年人的经验耳鸣;这是一个衰弱的问题，约20%的这些人- 导致失眠、情绪、社交和工作困难，以及生活质量下降。在这个 会议，机制（S）潜在的耳鸣和方法，以证据为基础的治疗和患者- 中心的心理和行为管理将被讨论。 将有13个数据驱动的演示文稿，由听觉科学家，计算和认知的混合 神经科学家，听力学家，耳鼻喉科医生和心理学家，将解决：（1）流行病学的 耳鸣;（2）耳鸣的神经生理学模型和神经相关性，以及如何使用这些信息 开发干预措施;（3）目前在开发耳鸣的药理学“治愈”方面的挑战;（4） 耳鸣患者的复杂性;和（5）背后的证据使用各种方法来治疗耳鸣 世界各地每次演讲后，都会有充足的时间进行讨论，并会有一张海报。 会议和闭幕小组讨论，在此期间，演讲者，临床医生和科学家将讨论问题 被观众提起。这将把前两天讨论的所有概念联系在一起。 会议组织团队由会议主席、项目主席和会议 协调员很听众将包括听觉科学家，临床听力学家，心理学家，医生， 和研究生。会议与会者的数量将被限制在两百人，以创建 一个亲密的环境，将促进开放的沟通。科学家通常会参与 这种类型的会议，但参加的学生和临床医生的数量往往很低。为了补救 为此，我们将提供至少十个奖学金给学生，五个奖学金给 执业临床医生，至少有三个奖学金被授予少数民族申请人。 会议将通过大量电子邮件和即将举行的专业会议进行宣传， 公告将张贴在专门的耳鸣组织的网站上，并将在 听力学贸易期刊和专业协会的公告中。此外，会议信息将 在NCRAR网站上发布。会议内容将通过一个特别的 美国听力学杂志的问题，会议的PowerPoint演示文稿将 张贴在NCRAR网站上（具有演示者权限），供感兴趣的观众下载。

The National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research (NCRAR) will hold its 8th biennial conference titled “Translating Tinnitus Research Findings into Clinical Practice” from October 4th to 6th 2017, in Portland, OR. Tinnitus is a phantom perception of sound in the absence of external acoustic stimulation that cannot be measured objectively or cured. It is challenging to identify the neural mechanism(s) that result in the percept and differential diagnosis, quantification, and outcome measurement of tinnitus is complex. Approximately 1 in 10 adults in the USA experience tinnitus; it is a debilitating problem for about 20% of these individuals - resulting in insomnia, emotional, social, and workplace difficulties, and decreased quality of life. At this conference, the mechanism(s) underlying tinnitus and approaches to evidence-based treatment and patient- centered psychological and behavioral management will be discussed. There will be thirteen data-driven presentations by a mix of auditory scientists, computational and cognitive neuroscientists, audiologists, otolaryngologists and psychologists that will address: (1) the epidemiology of tinnitus; (2) neurophysiological models and neural correlates of tinnitus, and how this information can be used to develop interventions; (3) current challenges in developing a pharmacological “cure” for tinnitus; (4) the complexity of the tinnitus patient; and (5) the evidence behind using various approaches to treating tinnitus around the world. After each presentation there will be ample time for discussion, and there will a poster session and a closing panel discussion during which presenters, clinicians and scientists will discuss questions raised by the audience. This will tie together all concepts addressed over the prior two days. The conference organizing team is comprised of a Conference Chair, a Program Chair, and a Conference Coordinator. The audience will consist of auditory scientists, clinical audiologists, psychologists, physicians, and graduate students. The number of conference attendees will be limited to two hundred in order to create an intimate environment that will enhance open communication. It is typical for scientists to be involved in conferences of this type, but the number of students and clinicians that attend is often low. In order to remedy this we will facilitate attendance of both groups by offering at least ten scholarships to students and five to practicing clinicians, with at least three scholarships being awarded to minority applicants. The conference will be publicized though mass e-mailings and at upcoming professional meetings, announcements will be posted on the website of specialized tinnitus organizations, and will be published in audiological trade journals, and in bulletins from professional societies. Additionally, conference information will be posted on the NCRAR website. Conference content will be disseminated to non-attendees via a special issue of the journal American Journal of Audiology, and the conference PowerPoint presentations will be posted on the NCRAR website (with presenter permissions) for download by interested viewers.