Journal of Neuropsychiatry

Definition of Tinnitus

European Conference on Psychiatry
July 25, 2022 | Webinar

Aldo Messina,*, Alessandro Corvaia and Chiara Marino

Department of Biomedical, Dental, Morphological and Functional Imaging Sciences, University of Messina,98100 Messina, Italy
Regina Margherita Otoneurological Center, 90145 Palermo, Italy

ScientificTracks Abstracts: J Neuropsychiatry

Abstract

Tinnitus is generally defined as the perception of sound in the absence of vibration of an external elastic body. If this definition appears useful to differentiate tinnitus from somatosounds, it is not suitable for distinguishing it from psychiatric hallucinations. Nor does this solution define a temporal limit of duration of the perception, which is important for distinguishing pathological tinnitus from those occasional noises that we all perceive from time to time. A complete definitionappears necessary not only to achieve homogeneity in epidemiological studies but also to set up correct and personalized therapeutic schemes. An analogy with neuropsychiatric studies and, in particular, the concept of auditory hallucinosis are proposed by the authors to define tinnitus. According to the authors, tinnitus is auditory hallucinosis, and similarly, vertigo is spatial hallucinosis.

Biography

Alessandro Corvaia was professor in University of Catania andhe has done Scholar di specialization in psychiatric. Alessandro Corvaia, Aldo Messina, Vestibule e SNC Book title: TRATTATO ITALIANO DI VESTIBOLOGIA CLINICA Publisher: Società Italiana di Vestibologia, Alba Caruso, Alessandro Corvaia, Aldo Messina, APOLOGIA DEL SILENZIO He has Publisicied Aldo Messina, Bruno Galletti, Francesco Cupido, Alessandro Corvaia, and Chiara Marino., “Residual Dizziness after Liberatory Maneuver for BPPV: Two Types of Labyrintholithiasis?” Aldo Messina, Alessandro Corvaia, Chiara Marino, “Definition of Tinnitus” Aldo Messina, Francesco Ciodaro, Alessandro Corvaia, Simona Di Liberto, Chiara Marino., Use of magnesium citrate in the prophylaxis of vestibular migraine in childhood.