The International Tinnitus Journal

Importance of the Neurootological and Equilibriometric Society

Recent letter from a tinnitus patient in Australia caused me to pause and reflect on the Neurootological and Equilibriometric Society (NES) and the need to share with our readers information from its recently concluded meeting in Bad Kissingen, Germany , March 14-17, 2002. In 1992, Barbara Goldstein and I were invited by Professor Claus F. Claussen to join the NES and to present findings from our efforts to improve both tinnitus diagnosis and treatment. Professor Claussen expressed a sincere desire for us to collaborate in and formulate programs of treating tinnitus for future presentation at the NES. Invitations to join the NES were extended also to all professionals involved in tinnitology, both to those working in the basic sciences as applied to tinnitus and to those clinically involved in attempts to improve tinnitus diagnosis and treatment. This invitation was formalized in an original editorial that introduced our journal and welcomed readers to the first issue of the International Tinnitus Journal [1]. Both Dr. Goldstein and I accepted