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Exploring Mindfulness With Tinnitus Patients: Mindfulness Based Tinnitus Stress Reduction

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1.  The Mindfulness Based Tinnitus Stress Reduction (MBTSR) course, Is an 8-week mindfulness skill-building course should not be combined with any other tinnitus management tool cannot be taken unless you currently are using hearing aids should not be taken if tinnitus is the result of traumatic acoustic injury

2.  Several research studies have shown Mindfulness-Based treatment to be effective with: PTSD Anxiety Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) All of the above

3.  Participants in the Gans, et al (2015) 12-month follow up study of Mindfulness Based Tinnitus Stress Reduction (MBTSR) study showed decreases in depression decreased anxiety increased Quality of Life a continued reduction of tinnitus handicap based on THI scores

4.  50 million Americans experience tinnitus: Of the 50 million, 2-3 million Americans are debilitated by tinnitus Of the 50 million, all are debilitated by tinnitus Of the 50 million, none are debilitated by tinnitus All of the above

5.  The Mindfulness Based Tinnitus Stress Reduction is a one-week course 8-week course 4-week course 2-week course

6.  During awareness building or meditation exercises participants are encouraged to: ignore tinnitus think about happy thoughts think of memories from the past none of the above

7.  Executive Brain Functioning includes response flexibility emotion regulation fear modulation All of the above

8.  For all people with tinnitus regardless of the etiology of their tinnitus, Ignoring tinnitus is the only thing that helps Hearing aids are the only cure Stress decreases tinnitus bother; relaxation increases tinnitus bother Stress increases tinnitus bother; relaxation decreases tinnitus bother

9.  The most frequent secondary symptoms of people with bothersome tinnitus are: headaches; body aches; restless leg syndrome low motivation; over-excitement; lack of feeling poor speech; poor vision; asthma depression; anxiety; poor concentration; sleep difficulty

10.  According to research at Harvard by Sara Lazar and colleagues in 2005, the more experienced you are as a meditator the larger your: Spinal Chord Brain Stem Medial Pre-Frontal Cortex (mPFC) Cochlea