The 2012 National Expert Consensus Conference on Tinnitus was sponsored by the Editorial Committee of Chinese Journal of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and organized by the Tinnitus Center of Yueyang Hospital of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The conference reached the following consensus: 1. The tinnitus that cannot be found to have a clear cause by modern medical technology is collectively called “idiopathic tinnitus”. ”Tinnitus is a subjective feeling of sound in the ear or cranium without the presence of corresponding acoustic or electrical stimuli in the surrounding environment; it is often accompanied or not accompanied by hearing loss, sleep disturbance, irritation, inability to concentrate, anxiety, depression and other adverse psychological reactions. 2.The term “neurological tinnitus” is misleadingly used by patients as an incurable disease, which leads to negative effects, and no corresponding causal relationship can be found in clinical practice. 3. Tinnitus is caused by multiple factors and can be accompanied by auditory hypersensitivity. 4. Clinically, tinnitus within 3 months of onset is referred to as the acute phase, 4-12 months as the subacute phase, and more than 1 year as the chronic phase. 5. For tinnitus patients, a comprehensive therapy program is needed, which includes tinnitus consultation + sound therapy + allopathic treatment. 90% of the idiopathic tinnitus treated by the comprehensive therapy program can be effectively controlled. 6. “Complete adaptation” to tinnitus is classified as a significant effect. 7. The current treatment of idiopathic tinnitus focuses on the psychological reactions induced by tinnitus, and psychological guidance and solution is an important part of the tinnitus treatment process. 8. Hearing aids can provide effective help for tinnitus patients with hearing loss. 9.Cochlear implant is one of the options for patients with very severe sensorineural deafness with severe tinnitus. 10.According to the current status of tinnitus research combined with domestic medical consultation, it is recommended that the domestic assessment scale “Liu Peng and Li Ming” can be used to quickly assess the severity and efficacy of tinnitus. At the same time, a more concise, easy to remember, easy to use, easy to promote, and in line with the national situation assessment method is initiated to study.