BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT OF PULSATILE TINNITUS AND HEADACHE FOLLOWING TRAUMATIC HEAD-INJURY - OBJECTIVE POLYGRAPHIC ASSESSMENT OF CHANGE

Pulsatile tinnitus is a disorder that can be extremely disabling. None theless, it has not been well-researched in the fields of psychology o r behavioral therapy. This article describes the evaluation and behavi oral treatment of a gentleman with pulsatile tinnitus. The evaluation included polygraphic assessment of vasomotor and electromyographic fun ction both before and after treatment. The results show that the combi nation of lifestyle modifications and specific behavioral intervention s were successful in modifying not only self-report indices of functio ning, but also the underlying physiology related to the disorder. The potential role of the various treatment components and the value of in cluding polygraphic assessment for informing treatment and evaluating outcome are discussed.