VOLUME 8, NUMBER 3, DECEMBER 1983

THE AMERICAN TINNITUS ASSOCIATION

RADIO PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS RECORDED FOR ATA BY WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER
William Christopher, who delighted audiences for 11 years with his portrayal of the humanist
padre, Father Mulcahy, who looked for and found good in all the people who traipsed through the
hell of the Korea police action in 'M*A*S*H' has recently recorded several public service
announcements about tinnitus which will be released to radio stations in 20 states early in
January 1984. You will remember that Father Mulcahy sustained injury to his ears and contracted
tinnitus in the last episode of M*A*S*H. This unusual reference on a major television series to a
very common problem prompted us to seek Mr. Christopher's services to help us tell the public
about tinnitus. Father Mulcahy's hearing problem was resolved in an early episode of 'AfterMASH'.
We wish that the hearing problems suffered by tinnitus patients could be so easily alleviated. We
thank you, William Christopher, for your part in helping to solve this distressing problem.
TRIBUTES
The ATA t t i bu Pfund i s designated 100% for
resea r c h. Tha nk you to all those people listed
below for sharing your memorable occasions in this
helpful way. Contributions to the tribute fund are
t ax deducti ble and wi ll be promptly acknowledged
i th an appropriate card for the occasion.
IN MEMORY OF
Mrs . Rose Tobin
Belle Monez
CONIRIBUTQR
Belle Monez
Francis .Baynham
Vi Bloomquist
l'lrs . Bederka
Yetta Ifshin
Geor ge Vi ncent
Mrs . A. Mel i kian
Dalton Kunkle
Beatr i ce Adler
Dr . wm. R. Goodchild
Arthur Schus t er
Mr . Ben F. Sti nson
Oscar Gordon
Muriel Char l es
Otto Haverland
Isidor Handelsman
Rose Kahn
Kelly Bonney
Kelly Bonney
Kelly Bonney
Violet Bloomqui st
Dominick Cost ello
Susan Vi cari
Belinda Sar tin
Scanlon
Ernie Wehling
Ernie Wehli ng
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Erni e Wehl i ng
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Erni e Wehl i ng
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Brendan & Dorothy Greene
Isadore & Julie Ifshin
Marie & Victor Borellini
Henry & Doris Adams
Michael T. Stahl
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Henry & Doris Adams
Mrs. Betty Friedman
Bernadette SWeeting
Continental Electronics
Employees Charity Fund
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Roberta & Mel Aorkel
Dona Norgal
William I. Williams
Dan & Sonja Tracer
Mr. & Mrs . C. E. Peterson
Ha rry Vogelfanger
John Gaudio
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Paul & Jean Stiffen
Foss Accounting
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Robert & Rubi Busch
John E. White
Mary L. Shier
Bill & Shannon Sompayrac
Norb & Rose Heberlein
George & Kathleen Jueneman
Bill & Gertrude Wehling
Mr. & Mrs. Gus Kramer
Mr. & Mrs. Arlan Holle
Mr. & Mrs. Doyle Adams
Marie & Elton Else
Cap Nemitz
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Doebele
Bill & Lorna Wehling
Audra L. Wehling, Kathy,
Cynthia and Tracy
R. A. & Rita McKeown
Sharon Stratton
Gaynor Lake Neighbors
Melvin & Bobbie Harris
Lutheran Church Women
Ray & Sara Kerstetter
and family
Myron & Thelma Flynn
Allstat e Insurance
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and family
Andr ew Blythe Family
Dan Nehls Family
Mr . & Mrs. Fritz Scheele
Mr. & Mrs . Roy Vanschoiock
Harold & Vern Plehal
Sue Meyn
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Tyson
Mr. & Mrs. Cecil Blythe
Parrish Family
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Blythe
Edith T. Harrell
Efrom Abramson
Mr., Mrs. Efrom Abramson
Burton Zitkin
CONTRIBUTOR
Etta Hayman
IN HONOR OF
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Bergen County Self Help Group
LOng Island Self Help Group
Spooky Halloween
For Trudy Drucker Joseph G. Alam
Research Michael L. Hope
Sarah A. Gill Colleen Gill
Research Mr. & Mrs. H. E. Mathis
w. E. Boeing Mi l dred Burke
Horne Of Helen Thorp J. Alam & T. Drucker
Tinnitus Research Stanley M. Wilner
Abby ' s help to ATA J. R. McKinnie
wm. M. Gabriel, Sr . Felicia
Sandy Schleter John & Faye Schleter
Sandy Schleter John & Faye Schleter
Sandy Schleter John & Faye Schleter
Belle Monez Lucille Gibson
w. K. Clemens Craig Clemons
BIRTHDAY CONTRIBUTOR
Sylvester Alam, P.C. J. Alam and T. Drucker
Mrs . Allen Staub Mr. & Mrs. Gerald S. Gordon
Joyce E. Kaehler J. Alam & T. Drucker
Charles Abramson Mr . & Mrs. E. H. Abramson
Adele B. Alam T. Drucker & J . Alam
Joseph G. Alam Trudy Drucker
Joseph G. Alam A. B. Alam
Mrs. Alex Segall Mr . & Mrs. Gerald S. Gordon
Peg Doyle J. Alam & T. Drucker
Jules H. Drucker J . Alam & T. Drucker
James P. Doyle J . Alam & T. Drucker
Pamela Traver J . Alam & T. Drucker
John G. Alam Jr. J. Alam & T. Drucker
Sandy Cassel J . Alam & T. Drucker
Andrea Hart J. Alam & T. Drucker
MARRIAGE CONTRIBUTOR
Sr. Humberto Cal deron
Bozzi & Srta. Iliana
Lizette Aljure Leon Los Primos Trudy & Jose
Grace v. Hickey &
John A. Simodis

J . Alam & T. Drucker

DISPLAY DONATED TO ATA

The Community Hospital Association of Mi d-America
(CHAMA) has made a donation to ATA that has enabled us
to purchase a very fine portable display apparatus for
use at health fairs , conventi ons, meet i ngs, and
instructional seminars. This display has made ATA' s
presence more noteworthy and professional looking and
the display certainly has made it easier to present
our story at these various meetings.
There are many commercial products that
non-profit agencies such as ours can use to great
advantage but which we usually cannot afford to buy.
we are extremely grateful to CHAMA for making it
possible for us to have this travelling display.
we are sure that there must be other members out
there whose business or organization would like t o
give help of this sort to ATA. Some things that we
could c e r tainly use are furnishings and equipment for
est ablishi ng a biofeedback treabnent ty s_o
further research into this method of manag1ng t1nn1tus
can be carried out i n the presence of an already l ar ge
pa t ient popul ation being seen at the Oregon Health
Sciences Universi t y Tinnitus Clinic. We woul d be
happy to hear from anyone who would be willing to
entertain a proposal from ATA for the donation of this
equipment.
Having sympathetic friends in the business worl d
is something l ik e a child having a generous
grandparent. We have a long 'wish list' to share with
you, our sympathetic friends in the business world.
Can you help?
THANK YOU, CHAMA, FOR STARTING 'lliE BALL ROLLING!

SECOND INTERNATIONAL
TINNITUS SEMINAR
Summary by Abraham Shulman, M. D.
The Second International Tinnitus seminar took
place June 10-11, 1983 at the New York Hilton Hotel
New York City, New York. It was attended by
approximately 200 participants.
Significant new scientific information was
highlighted by presentations of tinnitus
suppression; auditory stimulation for nerve
deafness; a method for objective recording of
stimulation of the vestibular system; a method for
objective recording of tinnitus; a program of drug
therapy for tinnitus control. In addition, a device
foY electrically testing hearing for the full range
of response of the human ear was presented by the
Guest of Honor, Professor Juergen Tonndorf, M. D.
In each case of new scientific information
cited above, the information was presented as
preliminary observations . It is the basis for
on-going longitudinal studies which will provide a
biostatistical basis of analysis for efficacy and
safety.
For the first time a totally external placed
device - tinnitus supressor - has been reported to
offer relief to the patient with tinnitus by
electrical stimulation. In the course of its
application, significant improvement of hearing has
been reported in patients with nerve loss of
hearing. To date, results of tinnitus suppression
have been reported with electrical stimulation,
however , when applied to an electrode placed within
the ear.
An International Advisory Board was established
for the 'Second International Tinnitus Seminar'. At
a meeting 6-12-83, the foundations were laid for the
establishment of a professional society devoted to
the discipline 'Tinnitus'. The members of this
group will form the Steering Committee for the
'International Tinnitus Study Group. ' The goals of
the organization are to promote scientific
interchange of information among professionals
involved in the research, evaluation, treatment of
the symptom of tinnitus; to provide a newsletter to
be circulated among the steering committee at this
time; to serve as a source of information for
professional and non-professional groups or
individuals desiring expert opinion relating to
tinnitus. The next meeting of the Third
International Tinnitus Seminar has been set for
1987. The location of the Steering Commi t t ee of the
International Tinnitus Study Group has been agreed
to be with the Division of Otolaryngology and Center
for Communication Sciences, Downstat e Medical
Center, State University of New York, Brooklyn, New
York, Abraham Shulman, M. D. Director.
The transactions of the 'Second International
Tinnitus Seminar' are available in tape cassette
form. In addition, the Transactions have been
accepted for publication and will be available in
printed form shortly.
Information about the tape cassettes is printed
in this Newsletter. Information about the printed
transactions will be printed in the Newsletter
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soon as it is available.

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TAPE CASSETTES- SECOND I NTERNATIONAL
TI NNITUS SEMINAR
1-80-83 WELceME - A. Shulman thru M. Meikle
2-80-83 SESSION !:MECHANISMS OF TINNITUS - M.
Graham thru R. Tyler
3-80-83 SESSION !:MECHANISMS OF TINNITUS - J.
Vernon thru R. Johnson
4-80-83 SESSION I :MECHANISMS OF TINNITUS - E.
Douek thru A. Shulman
5-80-83 SESSION !:MECHANISMS OF TINNITUS - A.
Weiss thru s. Parisier
6-80-83 LUNCHEON: Introduction - Ralph F.
Naunton, M. D.
7-80-83 SESSION !:MECHANISMS OF TINNITUS - J.
Durant thru R. Bilger
8-80-83 SESSION I :MECHANISMS OF TINN.ITUS - J.
Durant thru J. Elidan
9-80-83 SESSION II:ELEC.STIM.OF INNER EAR - A.
Shulman thru J . M. Aran
10-80-83 SESSION II:ELEC.STIM.OF INNER EAR - E.
Douek thru A. Shulman
11-80-83 SESSION III:OBJECTIVE EVALUATION - A.
Shulman thru J. Clemis
12-80-83 SESSION III:OBJECTIVE EVALUATION - E. Rock
thru w. Rubin
13-80-83 SESSION III:OBJECTIVE EVALUATION - A.
Shulman thru L. Kaufman
14-80-83 COMPUTER APPLICATION TO TINN. PATIENTS/SITE
OF LESION TINN. Panel
15-80-83 SESSION IV:CLINICAL CONCEPTS TINNITUS - R.
Cole thru G. Reich
16-80-83 SESSION IV:CLINICAL CONCEPTS TINNITUS P.
House thru M. Ronis -
17-80-83 REPORT-NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL/TINNITUS
MASKING EXPERIENCE
18-80-83 MEDICAL TREATMENT - K. Mays thru J. Emmett
19-80-83 MEDICAL TREATMENT - R. Lechtenberg thru M.
Graham
20-80-83 SURGICAL TREATMENT - J. House thru I. K.
Arenberg
21-80-83 SURGICAL TREATMENT - G. Gardner thru J.
Pulec
22-80-83 SESSION VI: State of the Art
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JOIN THE FIGHT AGAINST TINNITUS!
JOIN ATA NOW!
Your donations are needed to continue ATA 's
seruices such as the production of this Newsletter
Please help!!
NEW TINNITUS RESEARCH
PROJECTS FUNDED BY ATA
ATA is happy to report that a recent gift has
enabl ed the funding of two important research
projects. The first project is a study about the
effects of salicylates on the auditory system. We
all have heard for years that if we take too much
aspiri n it will make our head ring. Now, perhaps
we'll fi nd out why. This project will be concerned
with the effects on the auditory nerve when
salicylates are present. The second project is a
study of electrical stimulation for the relief of
tinnitus. It has been known for a number of years
that currents can sometimes change or
suppress tinnitus. The problem has been that those
cur rents were damaging to tissue. New theories
indicate that different types of electrical pulses
may be able to be utilized in the relief of
ti nnitus . It is hoped that new techniques may be
developed to help those patients whose tinnitus has
not been t reatable by other methods presently in
use.
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NINCDS APPOINTS DR. BICK AS
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
Dr. Katherine L. Bick, a neurobiologist with
expertise in nervous system pathology, has been
named deputy director of the National Institute of
Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke.
The appointment is effective immediately.
Dr. Bick will assist the director in overseeing
the institute's programs of basic and clinical
research on disorders of the brain and nervous
system, including stroke, trauma, epilepsy,
Alzheimer's disease and disorders of speech,
language and hearing.
The NINCDS is the focal point for nervous
system research within the Public Health Service,
supporting and conducting biomedical research and
research training aimed at understanding, treating,
and ultimately preventing neurological and
communicative disorders.
Dr. Bick has been acting deputy director of
NINCDS since February 1981. She j o ined the
institute in 1976 as a science administrator with
the Neurological Disorders Program, and later served
as that program's deputy director.
A native of Canada, she received her Ph.D. from
Brown University. She holds membership in major
professional neurological and neuroscience
societies, and is the author of a number of
sci entific articles.
SELF-HELP GROUP
RESEARCH FUND PROJECT
LOUD NOISE HURTS bumper stickers are availble from
Mr. Robert E. Sheffield, 179 Kensington Rd., River
Edge, NJ 07661. Please send one dollar and a
stamped, self-addressed envelope. Proceeds from the
sale of these stickers, which is a project of the
Bergen County {New Jersey) Tinnitus Self-Help Group,
go to the ATA and the money is used for research.
ANNUAL
CONTRIBUTION
AMERICAN
TINNITUS
ASSOCIATION
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Sustaining Member
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Benefactor
$ 15 or more 0
$ 25 or more 0
$ 100 or more 0
$ 500 or more 0
Your Gift Is Tax Deductible
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A non-profit corporation
under the Zazus of Oregon
The American Tinnitus Association
Post Office Box 5
SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD Abraham Shul11an, M. D.
Jack D. Cl e11is, M. D.
Chicago, Illinois
David D. DeWeese, M. D.
Portland, Oregon
John R. Emetr, M. D.
Memphis, Tennessee
Howard P. House, M. D.
Los Angeles, California
Robert M. Johnson, Ph. D.
Portland. Oregon
Merl e Ph. D.
Ann Arbor. Michigan
Jerry Northern, Ph. D.
New York, New York
Francis Sooy, M. D.
San Praneisco, California
Harold G. Tabb, II. D.
New Orleans, Louisiana
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Robert Hocks, Chainnan
Port land, Oregon
Thomas Wissbaum, C. P. A.
Portland, Oregon
Gloria E. Reich, M. S.
Portland, Oregon
Execueive OiTec:tor
Denver, Colol'ado HONORARY DIRECTORS
George F. Reed, M. D. Del Clawson, House of Rep. Ret.
Syracuse, New York Downey, California
Robert E. Sandlin, Ph. D. Honorable Mark Hatfield
San Diego, California United States Senate
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