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ArticleBMJ open2021

Cochlear implantation for tinnitus in adults with bilateral hearing loss: protocol of a randomised controlled trial.

Kelly Assouly, Adriana L Smit, Inge Stegeman, Koenraad S Rhebergen, Bas van Dijk, Robert Stokroos

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Article in BMJ open, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Kelly AssoulyDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands k.k.s.assouly@umcutrecht.nl.ORCID 0000-0003-2667-9499
Adriana L SmitDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-9126-9969
Inge StegemanDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-5154-7178
Koenraad S RhebergenDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Bas van DijkCochlear Technology Centre, Mechelen, Belgium.
Robert StokroosDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-8037-2573
University Medical Center Utrecht · NLCochlear (Australia) · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionTinnitus is the perception of sound without an external stimulus, often experienced as a ringing or buzzing sound. Subjective tinnitus is assumed to origin from changes in neural activity caused by reduced or lack of auditory input, for instance due to hearing loss. Since auditory deprivation is thought to be one of the causes of tinnitus, increasing the auditory input by cochlear implantation might be a possible treatment. In studies assessing cochlear implantation for patients with hearing loss, tinnitus relief was seen as a secondary outcome. Therefore, we will assess the effect of cochlear implantation in patients with primarily tinnitus complaints. METHOD AND ANALYSIS: In this randomised controlled trial starting in January 2021 at the ENT department of the UMC Utrecht (the Netherlands), patients with a primary complaint of tinnitus will be included. Fifty patients (Tinnitus Functional Index (TFI) ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: This research protocol was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the University Medical Center (UMC) Utrecht (NL70319.041.19, V5.0, January 2021). The trial results will be made accessible to the public in a peer-review journal. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER:

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Cochlear ImplantationTinnitusAdultHearing Loss, BilateralHumansNetherlandsQuality of LifeRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicTreatment Outcomeadult otolaryngologyaudiologyotolaryngology

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PMID34006544
PMCPMC8130732
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