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A multidisciplinary systematic review of the treatment for chronic idiopathic tinnitus.
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72 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 153 citations in OpenAlex.
- [Apps for tinnitus? A systematic review on quality, intervention components, and behavior change techniques].Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz · 2024Pooled it
- RTMS parameters in tinnitus trials: a systematic review.Scientific reports · 2019Pooled it
- Altered parietal multisensory integration in chronic tinnitus during closed-loop real-time fMRI auditory downregulation.NeuroImage. Clinical · 2026Trial
- Internet-Based Audiologist-Guided Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Tinnitus: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Trial
- Intervention of the Syndrome-Position Point Selection Method on Idiopathic Tinnitus of Phlegm-Fire Stagnation Pattern: A Randomized Controlled Study.Journal of healthcare engineering · 2022Trial
- Audiologist-Supported Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Tinnitus in the United States: A Pilot Trial.American journal of audiology · 2021Trial
- Neuronavigated Versus Non-navigated Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Chronic Tinnitus: A Randomized Study.Trends in hearingTrial
- Mobile Apps for Tinnitus: Systematic Search in App Stores and Review of Intervention Components and Behavior Change Techniques.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Article
- Research Progress on Pathogenesis, Modern Interventions and Neuromodulatory Mechanisms of Acupuncture for Tinnitus.International journal of general medicine · 2026Review
- Bidirectional Associations Between Tinnitus Subtypes and Psychiatric Conditions.The Laryngoscope · 2025Article
- Digital Therapeutics in Tinnitus Care: A Feasibility Study of the Oto Smartphone Application.Journal of the American Academy of Audiology · 2025Article
- Improvement of Chronic Tinnitus Following Personalized, Parcel-guided Accelerated rTMS: Feasibility in a Retrospective Case Series.Brain topography · 2025Article
- Consensus Statements on Tinnitus Treatment: A Delphi Study by the Korean Tinnitus Study Group.Journal of Korean medical science · 2025Article
- Levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin DFrontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- The Coexistence of Tinnitus and Temporomandibular Disorder: A Narrative Review on the Importance of an Interdisciplinary Approach.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Is Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Therapy the Answer for Tinnitus: A Prospective Study.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2024Article
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- Multimodal quantitative magnetic resonance imaging of the thalamus in tinnitus patients with different outcomes after sound therapy.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2023Article
- An MR spectroscopy study of temporal areas excluding primary auditory cortex and frontal regions in subjective bilateral and unilateral tinnitus.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Meteorological extremes and their impact on tinnitus-related emergency room visits: a time-series analysis.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 · 2023Article
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Abstract
The majority of tinnitus patients are affected by chronic idiopathic tinnitus, and almost 60 different treatment modalities have been reported. The present study is a multidisciplinary systematic analysis of the evidence for the different forms of treatment for chronic tinnitus. The results are used to form the basis of an S3 guideline. A systematic search was carried out in PubMed and the Cochrane Library. The basis for presenting the level of evidence was the evidence classification of the Oxford Centre of Evidence-based Medicine. Whenever available, randomised controlled trials were given preference for discussing therapeutic issues. All systematic reviews and meta-analyses were assessed for their methodological quality, and effect size was taken into account. As the need for patient counselling is self-evident, specific tinnitus counselling should be performed. Due to the high level of evidence, validated tinnitus-specific, cognitive behavioural therapy is strongly recommended. In addition, auditory therapeutic measures can be recommended for the treatment of concomitant hearing loss and comorbidities; those should also be treated with drugs whenever appropriate. In particular, depression should be treated, with pharmacological support if necessary. If needed, psychiatric treatment should also be given on a case-by-case basis. With simultaneous deafness or hearing loss bordering on deafness, a CI can also be indicated. For auditory therapeutic measures, transcranial magnetic or direct current stimulation and specific forms of acoustic stimulation (noiser/masker, retraining therapy, music, and coordinated reset) for the treatment of chronic tinnitus the currently available evidence is not yet sufficient for supporting their recommendation.
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