[Management of subjective tinnitus].

MANAGEMENT OF SUBJECTIVE TINNITUS. Subjective tinnitus, which is the perception of a sound in the absence of any actual external or internal acoustic stimulation, is a common symptom affecting about 15% of the population. It should be distinguished from objective tinnitus, which is the perception of a sound produced inside the human body (vascular pulsation or muscular contraction). In this article, we will only focus on the therapeutic management of subjective tinnitus, which is the most frequent case. Tinnitus may be a severe symptom that strongly impairs the patient's quality of life. Etiological treatments aimed at silencing tinnitus are rarely available. One should then consider alternative palliative interventions such as pharmacological treatments (off-market authorization), sound therapies, neuromodulation techniques or cognitive-behavioral psychotherapeutic interventions.