ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2021
Auricular Acupressure Combined with Self-Help Intervention for Treating Chronic Tinnitus: A Longitudinal Observational Study.
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- Effectiveness of Telerehabilitation Interventions for Self-management of Tinnitus: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Pooled it
- Tinnitus Measured in Everyday Life: A Literature Review of Ecological Momentary Assessment Studies.Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO · 2025Review
- Digital Therapeutics in Tinnitus Care: A Feasibility Study of the Oto Smartphone Application.Journal of the American Academy of Audiology · 2025Article
- Pilot study of a smartphone-based tinnitus therapy using structured counseling and sound therapy: A multiple-baseline design with ecological momentary assessment.PLOS digital health · 2023Article
- Prediction of Tinnitus Perception Based on Daily Life MHealth Data Using Country Origin and Season.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Effect of Auricular Point Acupressure Therapy on Noise-Induced Tinnitus: A Retrospective Analysis.Noise & healthArticle
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Abstract
Tinnitus is a phantom sound perception in the ears or head and can arise from many different medical disorders. Currently, there is no standard treatment for tinnitus that reliably reduces tinnitus. Individual patients reported that acupressure at various points around the ear can help to reduce tinnitus, which was investigated here. With this longitudinal observational study, we report a systematic evaluation of auricular acupressure on 39 tinnitus sufferers, combined with a self-help smartphone app. The participants were asked to report on tinnitus, stress, mood, neck, and jaw muscle tensions twice a day using an ecological momentary assessment study design for six weeks. On average, 123.6 questionnaires per person were provided and used for statistical analysis. The treatment responses of the participants were heterogeneous. On average, we observed significant negative trends for tinnitus loudness (Cohen's
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