Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 May 2011
The primary goals of the physician to be achieved for the tinnitus patient are: (a) Exclusion of disease entity(ies) benign and/ or malignant which may be the cause of tinnitus by performing a complete neuroto-logic examination, (b) Control/treatment of tinnitus based upon a classification of the tinnitus. In both cases, an attempt is made to objectivize the subjective symptom of tinnitus. Both classification and evaluation of tinnitus are fundamental for treatment.