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[Music therapy in chronic tonal tinnitus. Heidelberg model of evidence-based music therapy].
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.
- Guideline
- A multidisciplinary systematic review of the treatment for chronic idiopathic tinnitus.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2017Pooled it
- [On the interdisciplinary S3 guidelines for the treatment of chronic idiopathic tinnitus].HNO · 2015Guideline
- Ginkgo biloba for tinnitus.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2013Pooled it
- Sound therapy (masking) in the management of tinnitus in adults.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2012Pooled it
- Anticonvulsants for tinnitus.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2011Pooled it
- Cognitive behavioural therapy for tinnitus.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2010Pooled it
- Tinnitus Retraining Therapy (TRT) for tinnitus.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2010Pooled it
- Music Therapy and Tinnitus Treatment: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International archives of otorhinolaryngology · 2026Review
- Phase II Clinical Study on Low-Intensity-Noise Tinnitus Suppression (LINTS) for Tinnitus Treatment.Brain sciences · 2025Article
- Evidence and evidence gaps in tinnitus therapy.GMS current topics in otorhinolaryngology, head and neck surgery · 2016Review
- Review
- Cortical reorganization in recent-onset tinnitus patients by the Heidelberg Model of Music Therapy.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2015Article
- Long-term effects of the "Heidelberg Model of Music Therapy" in patients with chronic tinnitus.International journal of clinical and experimental medicine · 2012Article
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- Listening to Filtered Music as a Treatment Option for Tinnitus: A Review.Music perception · 2010Article
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3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Tinnitus has a very high prevalence, with more than one million patients in the German population needing treatment for it. About 50% of them suffer from so-called tonal tinnitus, i.e., tinnitus with a well-defined frequency. Although tinnitus is one of the most common symptoms in ENT medicine, the existing treatments are polypragmatic and often lack a scientific foundation. Based on this fact, a novel music therapy concept was developed, evaluated, and scientifically substantiated (with psychological, audiological, and functional imaging procedures in the diagnosis and treatment). The advantages of the described therapy are the integration of known and well-proven acoustic and psychotherapeutic techniques. They were converted to specific music therapy interventions (resonance training, neuroauditive cortex reprogramming, and tinnitus desensitization). More than 190 patients suffering from chronic tonal tinnitus were effectively treated. The results indicate that the therapy is highly advantageous in terms of treatment duration, effectiveness, and follow-up stability compared with customary interventions. Furthermore, the results of brain imaging strongly suggest the usefulness of further investigation and discussion in the realm of neuronal tinnitus modeling.
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