Observational studyThe journal of international advanced otology2020
Broadband Sound Equalized by The Hearing Loss Curves as an Improved Stimulus for Tinnitus Retraining Therapy-A Pilot, Non-Controlled Observational Study.
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- Enriched Acoustic Environment as a customized treatment for tinnitus: A non-controlled longitudinal study.Journal of otology · 2024Article
- Comparison of Tinnitus Handicap Inventory and Tinnitus Functional Index as Treatment Outcomes.Audiology research · 2022Article
- Efficacy of Sound Therapy for Tinnitus Using an Enriched Acoustic Environment with Hearing-Loss Matched Broadband Noise.Brain sciences · 2022Article
- The Pathological Mechanisms and Treatments of Tinnitus.Discoveries (Craiova, Romania)Review
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Abstract
objectivesThis study aimed to assess if a short tinnitus treatment, combining counseling with broadband noise filtered by the hearing loss curves, provided significant relief in tinnitus patients. MATERIALS AND
methods25 tinnitus subjects of heterogeneous etiology were subjected to sound therapy, 1 hour per day, for 4 months. All of them underwent a unique initial counseling session aimed at undoing previous negative perceptions of tinnitus and highlighting the real expectations from tinnitus therapies. Customized stereo sound stimuli were designed by filtering broadband noise using the hearing loss curves of each ear. A monthly follow-up was carried out by assessing the severity of tinnitus through a validated Spanish version of the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI).
results88% (22 of 25) of the patients completing the treatment obtained significant relief after 4 months. After 4 months of treatment, the average decrease in THI from its initial value for the 22 successful participants was 29.
conclusionThe average THI score reduction after 4 months of treatment can be considered to be an excellent improvement when compared with other similar studies. The proposed customized sound therapy was effective in reducing tinnitus in patients of heterogeneous etiology.
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