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Mission Statement

The Tinnitus Archive Mission: Specific Objectives

• The information contained in the Archive, which is derived from patient records of the OHSU Tinnitus Clinic, is intended as a resource for many different types of tinnitus research, both basic and applied.
  
  
• The Archive presents statistical data summaries in the following general topics:
  
  
  • Current status and past history of tinnitus
    
  • Results of specific tinnitus tests
    
  • Audiologic status
    
  • Demographic and general information

Examples of Uses for Archive Information

• The Archive provides data summaries on such topics as:
  
  
  • Etiological factors reported by tinnitus patients
  • The time course and other features of the "natural history" of tinnitus
  • The variation of tinnitus characteristics within the clinical population
  • Gender differences in tinnitus characteristics and history
    
    
• Data summaries in the Archive can supply helpful information for planning the following types of work:
  
  
  • Tinnitus classification
  • Etiologic studies
  • Epidemiologic research
  • Treatment evaluation
  • Studies of tinnitus mechanisms