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The first year in office of the new President of the Swiss Tinnitus League
by Rainer H. Porschien, President of the Swiss Tinnitus League (STL) – Tinnitus Forum 4-2024
My report starts in April 2023 with the obligatory review of the year, as already presented to members in a similar form in the Annual Report, and ends with the 34th General Meeting in 2024. A short, thought-provoking quote will conclude this report.
As the saying goes, after the Annual General Meeting is before the Annual General Meeting.
This sentence proved true again here. In the silent assumption that we could take things a little easier, disillusionment followed….
I hear you, but I don’t understand you
by Nick Sommerhalder, M. Sc., Institute for Comparative Linguistics, University of Zurich – Tinnitus-Forum 3-2024
Tinnitus can affect various areas of life.
Current research is investigating the effects of tinnitus on hearing, understanding speech and cognitive abilities, revealing complex interactions.
Recent research shows that people with tinnitus have difficulty understanding speech, especially in noisy environments, even if they are not affected by hearing loss.
This points to a central cognitive involvement and highlights the deficits in tinnitus sufferers….
Art – the best medicine for tinnitus
by Rolf Stirnemann, Rüti ZH (Canton Zurich), Switzerland – Tinnitus-Forum 2-2024
Rolf Stirnemann from Rüti ZH has been suffering from tinnitus for 23 years. Suffering? Thanks to experimental art, the 74-year-old has made peace with the annoying ringing in his ears.
Just a few years ago, I couldn’t have imagined that I would forget space and time here in our house on the top floor thanks to art – and at the same time forget this annoying noise in my ears. Tinnitus is described as ringing in the ears, but all sufferers experience it differently. My tinnitus sounds like a summer night in Greece: the cicadas chirp incessantly….
Tinnitus and hyperacusis – a case study
by Dr. phil. Katharina Ledermann, Senior Assistant and Lecturer, Chair of Clinical and Health Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Fribourg, Switzerland – Tinnitus Forum 1-2024
Tinnitus affects around 15 percent of the population and is defined as the perception of noises such as hissing, whistling, buzzing or other sounds in the ear or head without the presence of an external noise source. Hyperacusis is a hypersensitive reaction to environmental noises that can be perceived as unpleasantly loud or even painful. At first glance, these two phenomena appear to be contradictory, but they often occur together….
Why self-help groups – an analysis of experience
by Rainer H. Porschien, President of the Swiss Tinnitus League (STL) – Tinnitus Forum 4-2023
Let’s start with a short quote from Wikipedia:
“Self-help groups are self-organized associations of people who have the same problem or concern and want to do something about it together. Typical problems include dealing with chronic or rare illnesses, life crises or stressful social situations….
No suicide due to tinnitus
by PD Dr. med. Dr. h. c. Andreas Schapowal – Tinnitus-Forum 2-2023
The correct and successful therapy for tinnitus with severe depression and suicidal tendencies is illustrated in a case report.
If you are severely affected by tinnitus, you should always look for a psychological comorbidity (concomitant illness).
If there is severe depression as a comorbidity, it is important to recognize any suicidal thoughts.
Nobody has to end their own life because of tinnitus.
It is the task of the attending physicians to uncover the causes of the severe stress, possibly the causes of the severe depressive episode, and by…..
Mentalization-based psychotherapy
by PD Dr. Dr. h.c. Andreas Schapowal – Tinnitus Forum 1-2023
Mentalization-based psychotherapy (MBT) was developed by the English psychoanalysts Anthony W. Bateman and Peter Fonagy.
MBT combines the findings of developmental psychology and attachment theory with therapeutic approaches from client-centered talk psychotherapy, systemic, psychodynamic and dialectical-behavioral psychotherapy.
In my article, I describe how tinnitus and hyperacusis sufferers can benefit from mentalization-based psychotherapy….
Report from the Zurich self-help group
by Helmut Wülker, Member of the Board of the Swiss Tinnitus League (STL) – Tinnitus Forum 4-2022
In the Tinnitus Forum 4-2022, our board member Helmut Wülker introduces the Zurich Tinnitus Self-Help Group. There is also a report on the new medical director of the Grisons Psychiatric Services.
Inpatient therapy for tinnitus and hyperacusis in Graubünden
In the Tinnitus Forum 3-2022, Dr. phil. Franco Arnold, specialist psychologist for psychotherapy, on the inpatient therapy for tinnitus and hyperacusis offered by the Grisons Psychiatric Services since 2006 for people with general insurance at the Salvorta ward of the Beverin Clinic in Cazis GR and for people with private insurance at the Mentalva Clinic in Cazis GR.
Report from the Basel self-help group
In the Tinnitus Forum 2-2022, Mr. Rainer H. Porschien introduces the Tinnitus Self-Help Group Basel.
