Richard Tyler
The University of Iowa
USA
Biography
Rich was trained as a clinical audiologist at The University of Western Ontario and then completed a Ph.D. in Psychoacoustics and The University of Iowa. He worked initially at the Institute of Hearing Research in the United Kingdom and is currently a Professor in both the Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery and in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Iowa. His scientific work includes the quantification of tinnitus, as well as the investigation of different treatments. Dr. Tyler sees tinnitus patients weekly, and hosts an annual Tinnitus Treatment Workshop. He has edited The Tinnitus Handbook (2000), Tinnitus Treatments: Clinical Protocols Tyler, R.S. (Ed.). (2006), and The Consumer Handbook on Tinnitus (2008). He has also been involved with cochlear implants from the early years, providing independent evaluations in realistic listening situations, proposed selection strategies among different hearing aid and implant combinations, and developed the first spatial hearing training program. He edited the second book in the area; Cochlear Implants: Audiological Foundations: 1993. Rich has served on committees for the World Health Organization, the American Academy of Otolaryngology, the Veterans Administration, and the National Academy of Science
Abstract
Abstract : Treatment with a Tinnitus-Focused Cochlear Implant