SYMPOSIA AND CONGRESSES
The German Foundation Tinnitus & Hearing Charité regularly organizes national and international congresses and symposia to support the exchange between scientists and to promote research.
The annual International Tinnitus Symposium will take place for the 25th time in Berlin on December 7, 2024. Since 2019, it has been organized by the Tinnitus Centre of Charité – University Medicine Berlin in cooperation with the German Foundation Tinnitus and Hearing Charité. International experts will present the latest findings from research and practice during the event. The foundation is delighted to announce this year’s winner of the 6th Research Prize Tinnitus & Hearing as part of the 25th Tinnitus Symposium.
The Tinnitussymposium 2024 is recognised with 8 continuing education points by the Berlin Medical Association.
Regular participation fees:
- Early Bird until 29 October 2024: EUR 100 (by bank transfer via online registration)
- From 30 October to 28 November 2024: EUR 130 (by bank transfer via online registration)
- From 29 November to 7 December 2024: EUR 150 (to be paid in cash on site)
Participation fees for students:
- Early Bird until 29 October 2024: 70 EUR (by bank transfer via online registration)
- From 30 October to 28 November 2024: 90 EUR (by bank transfer via online registration)
- From 29 November to 7 December 2024: 100 EUR (to be paid on site in cash)
Please register online for this event.
You can download the 2024 programme in German here.
One day before, on December 6, 2024, the Tinnitus Centre of Charité – University Medicine Berlin invites you in cooperation with the German Foundation Tinnitus and Hearing Foundation Charité to the networking meeting “Tinnitus Symposium meets TinTRAC”. Scientists and professionals involved in the EU-funded Erasmus+ project Tin-TRAC (Interprofessional Training for Tinnitus Researchers and Clinicians) will give presentations on their research in the fields of tinnitus and cognition.
The event, which has been recognized by the Berlin Medical Association with 5 continuing education points, will take place in the CCO Auditorium (Building 2360, Virchowweg 6, 10117 Berlin) on the Charité Campus Mitte.
Registration fee: 50 EUR (by bank transfer via online registration)
Please register online for this event.
You can download the programme in English here.
Also on December 6, 2024, interested professionals can take part in the advanced training course Psychosomatic Basics in ENT Medicine organized by the Psychosomatics Working Group of the German Society for Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery (DGHNO). The course will take place for the second time in 2024 and is recognized by the Berlin Medical Association with 9 continuing education points.
The venue is the Langenbeck-Virchow-Haus, Luisenstraße 58/59 in 10117 Berlin.
Registration fee: 80 EUR (by bank transfer via online registration)
Please register online for this event.
You can download the programme in German here.
In September 2026, the Tinnitus Centre at Charité – University Medicine Berlin will host the Tinnitus Research Initiative Conference (TRI) in Berlin in cooperation with the German Foundation Tinnitus and Hearing Charité. The planning is ongoing.
In 2018, the Foundation and the Tinnitus Centre at Charité – Universitäy Medicine Berlin hosted the Inner Ear Biology Congress (IEB). Scientists from all over the world who conduct research in the field of the inner ear or inner ear biochemistry met for a lively exchange. The president of the IEB18 was Prof Dr Birgit Mazurek. The results of the congress were published in German in the special issues of the journal HNO, volume 67, pages 156-158, April 2019. An open patient day was offered to accompany the IEBB on 7 September 2018.
In 2014, the Foundation organized the International Tinnitus Seminar (ITS) for the first time together with the Tinnitus Centre at Charité – University Medicine Berlin under the presidency of Prof. Dr Birgit Mazurek. 550 leading scientists from 53 countries took part and learnt about new findings in the research, diagnosis and treatment of tinnitus. The congress was held under the patronage of the Governing Mayor of Berlin. The results were published in German in the journal HNO, Volume 63, Issue 4, April 2015.
