Trial reportTrends in hearing2014
The influence of sound generator associated with conventional amplification for tinnitus control: randomized blind clinical trial.
Trial report in Trends in hearing, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.
- Sound therapy (using amplification devices and/or sound generators) for tinnitus.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Amplification with hearing aids for patients with tinnitus and co-existing hearing loss.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2014Pooled it
- Hearing aid effectiveness on patients with chronic tinnitus and associated hearing loss.Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngologyTrial
- Sound generator associated with the counseling in the treatment of tinnitus: evaluation of the effectiveness.Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngologyTrial
- Impact of Hearing Aid Amplification on Subjective Tonal Tinnitus in Patients with Gently Sloping and Ski-Slope Hearing Loss: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Audiology research · 2025Article
- A Review of Auditory Rehabilitation Uses in Hearing Aid-Based Therapy for Tinnitus (2013-2024).Seminars in hearing · 2024Review
- History of Tinnitus Research at the VA National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research (NCRAR), 1997-2021: Studies and Key Findings.Seminars in hearing · 2024Review
- Recent Updates on Tinnitus Management.Journal of audiology & otology · 2023Review
- Broadband Amplification as Tinnitus Treatment.Brain sciences · 2022Article
- Combined Amplification and Sound Therapy for Individuals With Tinnitus and Coexisting Hearing Loss: A Retrospective Cohort Study.The journal of international advanced otology · 2021Article
- Hearing Aid Fitting in Tinnitus: A Scoping Review of Methodological Aspects and Effect on Tinnitus Distress and Perception.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Methodological Aspects of Randomized Controlled Trials for Tinnitus: A Systematic Review and How a Decision Support System Could Overcome Barriers.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
- Development and Evaluation ofInternational archives of otorhinolaryngology · 2021Article
- The state of the art of sound therapy for subjective tinnitus in adults.Therapeutic advances in chronic disease · 2020Review
- Technical Feasibility of Acoustic Coordinated Reset Therapy for Tinnitus Delivered via Hearing Aids: A Case Study.Case reports in otolaryngology · 2017Article
- Tinnitus and sound intolerance: evidence and experience of a Brazilian group.Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngologyReview
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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Hearing aids with an integrated sound generator have been used to enhance the treatment of tinnitus. The main aim of this study was to verify whether the combined use of amplification and sound generator is more effective than conventional amplification alone in reducing tinnitus annoyance by means of the use of a new hearing aid with an integrated sound generator. A total of 49 patients underwent a blind randomized clinical trial. Tinnitus annoyance was measured by Tinnitus Handicap Inventory and numerical scales, and psychoacoustic measures of tinnitus were also performed. The sound generator was set at the lowest intensity capable of providing relief from tinnitus. Results showed that 62.5% of the patients presented a reduction in tinnitus annoyance in the combined fitting group and in the group with amplification alone, 78% showed a reduction. This difference between the groups was not statistically significant.
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