PROFFESIONAL CLINICAL TRAINING • LEVEL 1
Mastering Tinnitus
Clinical Skills
Clinical assessment, differential diagnosis and therapeutic communication. Two days, face to face, grounded in real clinical practice.
Liverpool, UK
26 & 27 October 2026
£990 incl. VAT
Presented by Mini Gupta, All Ears Hearing & Tinnitus Clinic, Melbourne.
Hosted in the UK with Emily Woodmansey, The Hearing Suite.
Recently delivered in Melbourne to 13 clinicians, June 2026 • Built around Mini's Systems Framework for Tinnitus • Led by a twice TRT-certified specialist
ABOUT THE COURSE
Tinnitus, from the first appointment
Tinnitus is one of the most common reasons patients come to see us, and one of the conditions we are least often trained to manage with confidence. This course sets out to change that. It focuses on how clinicians use auditory system physiology, test findings and clinical reasoning to understand a tinnitus presentation and guide management from the very first appointment.
Rather than treating assessment and communication as separate tasks, the two days bring them together. What we assess, how we interpret it, and how we explain it to a patient all shape the outcome. The teaching reflects the realities of tinnitus work in everyday audiology clinics.
The two days are built around Mini's Systems Framework for Tinnitus, taught in detail. The framework is not a new theory. It takes evidence built by many researchers over decades and joins it into one clinical map you can use with a patient in front of you, mapping each tinnitus across the systems that generate and maintain it, where the dominant driver changes from patient to patient. That is what lets you take it back into your own clinic and use it from day one. Every participant also takes home a copy of Mini's book on the framework.
Every participant takes home a copy of A Systems Framework for Tinnitus: Generation & Maintenance, the book behind the course.
THE PROGRAM
How the two days work
The course opens with the tinnitus systems framework. From there we take each system involved in tinnitus in turn, looking at how it contributes and how to assess it: the peripheral auditory system, the central auditory system, the somatosensory system, the monitoring system, the limbic system and the cognitive system, and how tinnitus, the by product, comes to be perceived through the feedback loop.
By the end you have a clear way to work out what is generating a patient's tinnitus, what is driving it, and what is keeping it in the loop.
THE FOLLOWING TOPIC WILL BE COVERED
— Sreening for musculoskeletal contributors to tinnitus
— Assessing patulous Eustachian tube and pulsatile tinnitus
— Hyperacusis and auditory recruitment as causes of active tinnitus
— Tinnitus questionnaires: selection, administration, interpretation and treatment planning
— Therapeutic communication during tinnitus appointments
— UCL testing and outer ear examination, with live demonstration
— Tinnitus case presentations: interactive workshop
— Sound enrichment and sound therapy: principles and the tinnitus kit, with live demonstration
— Advanced anatomy and physiology of the peripheral auditory system relevant to tinnitus
— Central auditory pathways and sensory gating in tinnitus
— Tinnitus and the tensor tympani muscle
— The audiology test battery in tinnitus: looking beyond normal
— Taking a tinnitus case history at the assessment appointment, with live demonstration
— Applying the clinical framework: identifying drivers and building the management plan
— Explaining results and the tinnitus mechanism to patients, with practice
— Medications for tinnitus: what does the evidence show?
Online · about two months later
Half-day case clinic
A four-hour online session held about two months after the course. Bring your own patients from your clinic, and we work through their questions and management together, so what you have learned carries straight into your real caseload.
The topics above may shift a little depending on time on the day. Anything not covered across the two days is picked up in the half-day online session that follows.
WHAT YOU WILL TAKE AWAY
Learning outcomes
01 Confidence in identifying and explaining the like causes of a patient's tinnitus
03 A clear understanding of a structured test battery for tinnitus assessment
05 Judgement on when further investigation or referral is appropriate
07 Use of tinnitus mechanisms and TRT-based principles in educational counselling
09 The skills to train patients to use sound as a therapeutic agent for their tinnitus
11 The ability to explain the relationship between hearing loss and tinnitus accurately
02 Skill in detailed, tinnitus-specific case history taking
04 The ability to interpret audiological and related results meaningfully
06 The ability to spot outer and middle ear problems that can cause tinnitus, especially in acute cases, and how to act on them
08 A clear way to explain the role of sound therapy and how habituation is achieved
10 The practical steps for setting maskers and free-field sound devices so patients get relief
Who it is for
Built for the whole clinical team
No prior tinnitus specialisation is required. The course suits anyone in the ear and hearing field who wants greater clarity in tinnitus decision making.
Audiologists at any stage
ENT practitioners
GPs wanting to understand tinnitus
Physiotherapists working with TMJ disorders
Other ear and hearing professionals
Past courses
Melbourne, June 2026
Level 1 ran on 6 and 7 June 2026 at Lawson College in Dandenong, with 13 clinicians taking part. The program opened with a recorded address from Prof Harvey Dillon, AO. Here is a look at how it went.
Upcoming courses
Liverpool, October 2026
Join us for the upcoming Level 1 Tinnitus Training Course on 26 and 27 October 2026 in Liverpool. This two-day program is designed for audiologists and hearing healthcare professionals seeking practical, evidence-based knowledge and clinical skills for assessing and managing tinnitus. Participants will benefit from expert-led presentations, interactive discussions, and real-world clinical insights.
Presenter and host
Your presenter, and your UK host
Mini Gupta
Specialist Audiologist
All Ears Hearing & Tinnitus Clinic, Melbourne.
Mini Gupta is a specialist audiologist and the founder of All Ears Hearing & Tinnitus Clinic in Melbourne, where she works only in tinnitus, hyperacusis, misophonia and auditory processing disorders. She is certified in Tinnitus Retraining Therapy twice over, under Pawel and Margaret Jastreboff, and holds a Fellowship in Tinnitus and Hyperacusis Studies from Salus University. She trains and supervises audiologists across Australia, has presented at the British Academy of Audiology, and is the author of A Systems Framework for Tinnitus. This course brings that framework into everyday clinical decisions.
Emily Woodmansey
Audiologist, Founder and Managing Director
The Hearing Suite, UK
Emily Woodmansey, BSc (Hons), is the founder and managing director of The Hearing Suite, an independent audiology practice with clinics across Yorkshire. She studied Audiology at the University of Manchester and worked in the NHS before moving into private practice, where she set up a tinnitus clinic built around realistic rehabilitation goals. She founded The Hearing Suite in 2018 to deliver careful, personal hearing care in a welcoming setting, and is hosting and organising the UK course.
CPD
Recording this as CPD
This course has not been formally endorsed or accredited by any professional body. Participants may record it as a non-endorsed CPD activity, in line with the requirements of their own professional organisation. You are responsible for determining how the activity fits your CPD framework and record keeping.
Registration
Reserve your place
Registration for the Liverpool course, 26 and 27 October 2026. Payment secures your seat, and the numbers registered guide which venue we confirm in August.
Registration form and secure payment
Mini Gupta
All Ears Hearing & Tinnitus Clinic, Melbourne
contact@allearshearing.com.au
+61 3 9886 7157
Emily Woodmansey
The Hearing Suite, UK
emily@thehearingsuite.co.uk
01423 429222
Future courses and enquiries
Not this one? Tell us what you need
If Liverpool does not suit, register your interest in future courses, including online ones, and we will let you know when new dates are set. You can also use this to send us a general question.
Interest and enquiry form
QUESTIONS
Good to know
Do I need to specialise in tinnitus already?
No. This is Level 1 and assumes no prior tinnitus specialisation. It suits clinicians at any stage who want a clearer, more confident approach..
Where is the venue?
The course is in Liverpool. The specific venue is being finalised and will be confirmed by August 2026. Everyone registered is notified directly once it is set.
What does the fee include?
The £990 fee, which includes VAT, covers both days of training, the half-day online session, all course materials, a copy of Mini's book, the ready-made forms and patient handouts, and lunch and refreshments on each day.
Is the course accredited?
It is not formally accredited. You may record it as a non-endorsed CPD activity in line with your own professional body's requirements.
What is the refund policy?
Full refund up to six weeks before the course, less a small administration fee. 50% refund up to two weeks before. Within two weeks you can transfer your place to a colleague. Full details are in the terms and refund policy below.
THE DETAIL
Terms and refund policy
Your place
Your place is confirmed once payment has been received in full. Fees are in GBP and include VAT. Card and processing fees may apply at checkout.
Cancellations by you
• More than six weeks before the course: full refund, less a £50 administration fee.
• Between six and two weeks before: 50% refund.
• Within two weeks of the course: no refund, though you are welcome to transfer your place to a colleague at no charge.
• Transfers to another clinician can be arranged up to three days before the course.
If we change or cancel
If we cancel the course, you receive a full refund. In the rare event the dates change, you will be offered a transfer or a full refund. The Liverpool venue is confirmed by August 2026, so we suggest holding off on non-refundable travel or accommodation until it is announced.
The online session
The half-day online session runs about two months after the two days, on a date set with the group. If you cannot attend on the day, let us know and we will do our best to arrange an alternative.
Course materials
The materials, forms and patient handouts are provided for your own clinical use. You are welcome to add your clinic's branding and use them with your patients. They are not to be resold or shared as a training product.
CPD
The course is not formally accredited. You may record it as a non-endorsed CPD activity in line with your professional body's requirements.