Tinnitus is more than a sound. It is a neural event, a psychological reaction, a private experience, and a socially mediated reality. It resists categorisation and refuses simplification. It is, in short, a paradox. Hashir Aahz © Natasha Hirst When approached purely as a biological mechanism, tinnitus becomes amenable to measurement but often eludes meaningful intervention....
No actionable change — this is a conceptual essay; however, it reinforces established holistic and biopsychosocial frameworks for tinnitus management already reflected in best-practice guidelines.
Challenging purely biomedical models of tinnitus supports the case for multidisciplinary care approaches that address psychological and social dimensions alongside audiological ones.
- 01Essay argues tinnitus must be understood as neural, psychological, personal, and social simultaneously.
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