Atuação fonoaudiólogica em pacientes com zumbido: revisão bibliográfica

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Introduction: tinnitus is the sensation of a sound, perceived by the individual, there is an external stimulus, being considered symptoms of a pathology or sequela of a trauma suffered by the auditory system. Tinnitus is a symptom found in several otologic and non-otological diseases, with a complex, multiple physiopathology and not yet fully clarified. It may be associated with several different etiologies, which makes it difficult to have a single type of treatment. For treatment there is a great diversity, aiming to improve the quality of life of patients. l Methods: The research is qualitative of the integrative bibliographic review type and had as procedures and instruments for data collection the search of indexed journals in databases of the last 05 years, observing the type of research, year of publication, Federative unit (Uf) of the studies, the area of activity of the author of the research description and characteristics of the subjects of the research, and the description of the phonoaudiological action in the thematic. Results and Discussion: From the 09 publications raised can identify the relation of speech therapy in tinnitus and it can be noticed that there were results, that the speech therapist in the area is important. Conclusion: Through what was researched and analyzed, we were able to perceive the evident importance of the speech therapist together with the patient with tinnitus. It is indisputable its participation to minimize the difficulties of the initial diagnostic process, as well as to provide through its adequate intervention in the rehabilitation process and quality of life. Keywords: tinnitus, phonoaudiology, treatment.