ReviewDeutsches Arzteblatt international2013
Chronic tinnitus: an interdisciplinary challenge.
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- An updated meta-analysis: repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for treating tinnitus.The Journal of international medical research · 2021Pooled it
- A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Notched Music Therapy for Tinnitus Patients.The journal of international advanced otology · 2021Trial
- Empowerment, Self-Management and Illness Perception of Users of an Online Self-Help Platform for Tinnitus: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Tinnitus Severity and Auditory Brainstem Response: A Correlative Study.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2025Article
- Randomized controlled trial of prednisone in treating acute subjective tinnitus patients with normal pure-tone thresholds.iScience · 2025Article
- Change in Tinnitus Severity After an Online Self-Paced Tinnitus Course: A Retrospective Cohort Study in Acute and Chronic Tinnitus Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- The Current State of Tinnitus Diagnosis and Treatment: a Multidisciplinary Expert Perspective.Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO · 2024Review
- Using Participatory Action Research to Redirect Tinnitus Treatment and Research-An Interview Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Development of Machine-Learning Models for Tinnitus-Related Distress Classification Using Wavelet-Transformed Auditory Evoked Potential Signals and Clinical Data.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Pulsatile tinnitus and imaging diagnosis. A case report.Radiology case reports · 2022Article
- Vascular-Metabolic Risk Factors and Psychological Stress in Patients with Chronic Tinnitus.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Chronic Tinnitus.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2022Review
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- The Utility of Economic Measures to Quantify the Burden of Tinnitus in Affected Individuals: A Scoping Review.PharmacoEconomics - open · 2022Article
- Worldwide Tinnitus Research: A Bibliometric Analysis of the Published Literature Between 2001 and 2020.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Auricular Acupressure Combined with Self-Help Intervention for Treating Chronic Tinnitus: A Longitudinal Observational Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- The Effect of Environmental Stressors on Tinnitus: A Prospective Longitudinal Study on the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
- Inhibition of Experimental Tinnitus With High Frequency Stimulation of the Rat Medial Geniculate Body.Neuromodulation : journal of the International Neuromodulation Society · 2019Article
- Increased risk of tinnitus in patients with chronic kidney disease: A nationwide, population-based cohort study.PloS one · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundTinnitus is defined as the perception of sound in the absence of a corresponding external acoustic stimulus. It is a common problem that markedly impairs the quality of life of about 1% of the general population.
methodsWe selectively reviewed the pertinent literature to provide an overview of the current treatment options for chronic tinnitus.
resultsCognitive behavioral therapy is effective and is the best studied of all currently available treatments. All patients should have a therapeutic interview for counseling. Auditory stimulation can also lessen tinnitus: It is used in tinnitus maskers and hearing aids, as well as in tinnitus retraining therapy. An improved understanding of the neural mechanisms of tinnitus has led to the development of innovative techniques of neuromodulation and neurostimulation, but these are still experimental. Drugs are indicated only for the treatment of tinnitus-associated symptoms such as depression, sleep disturbances, and anxiety.
conclusionThere are many ways to treat chronic tinnitus, and new treatments are now being developed. As tinnitus has many causes and can be associated with many different comorbid disturbances, multidisciplinary diagnostic evaluation and treatment are important. For many tinnitus patients, long-term therapeutic success depends on the maintenance of a therapeutic relationship with the treating physician, so that the physician and the patient can work together to give careful consideration to each newly proposed diagnostic test or treatment step.
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