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Tinnitus (cont.)

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Authors and Editors

Author: John P. Cunha, DO

Editor: Melissa Conrad Stoppler, MD

References: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, "Statistics about Hearing Disorders, Ear Infections, and Deafness," January 17, 2007. American Tinnitus Association.

Previous contributing authors and editors: Author: Peter A Weisskopf, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Otolaryngology, Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Arizona Otologic Associates LTD.

Coauthor(s): Michael Decicco, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Otolaryngology, Naval Medical Center at San Diego.

Editors: Scott H Plantz, MD, FAAEM, Research Director, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; James Ungar, MD, Medical Director, Chair Department of Emergency Medicine Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital.


Last Editorial Review: 2/22/2008

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