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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2022

Hearing Therapy Improves Tinnitus-Related Distress in Mildly Distressed Patients with Chronic Tinnitus and Mild-to-Moderate Hearing Loss: A Randomized-Controlled Cross-Over Design.

Benjamin Boecking, Leonie Rausch, Stamatina Psatha, Amarjargal Nyamaa, Juliane Dettling-Papargyris, Christine Funk, Petra Brueggemann, Matthias Rose, Birgit Mazurek

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Benjamin BoeckingTinnitus Centre, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8140-3332
Leonie RauschTinnitus Centre, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany.
Stamatina PsathaTinnitus Centre, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany.
Amarjargal NyamaaTinnitus Centre, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany.
Juliane Dettling-PapargyrisTerzo Institute, ISMA AG, 96515 Sonneberg, Germany.
Christine FunkTerzo Institute, ISMA AG, 96515 Sonneberg, Germany.
Petra BrueggemannTinnitus Centre, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany.
Matthias RoseMedical Department, Division of Psychosomatic Medicine, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany.
Birgit MazurekTinnitus Centre, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9587-6632
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin · DE

Funding

TERZO Institute ISMA AG n/a
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe psychological effects of hearing aids and auditory training are underinvestigated.

objectiveTo assess the short- and long-term effects of an industry-developed auditory training on tinnitus-related distress, perceived stress, and psychological epiphenomena in patients with chronic tinnitus and mild-to-moderate hearing loss.

methodOne-hundred-seventy-seven gender-stratified patients were randomized to an immediate [IIG] or delayed [DIG] intervention group. Following binaural hearing aid fitting, participants completed a CD-enhanced 14-days self-study program. Applying a randomized-controlled cross-over design, psychological measures were obtained at four times: pre-treatment/wait [IIG: t

resultsOverall, distress symptom severity was mild. Unlike the DIG, the IIG showed significant improvements in tinnitus-related distress. Some psychological epiphenomena, notably anxiety, slightly improved in both groups. Within-group analyses demonstrated the stability of the tinnitus-distress-related effects, alongside uncontrolled improvements of perceived stress and mood-related symptoms at follow-up.

conclusionsThe investigated hearing therapy lastingly improves tinnitus-related distress in mildly distressed patients with chronic tinnitus and mild-to-moderate hearing loss. Beneficial psychological knock-on effects deserve further investigation.

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auditory traininghearing aidsmild-to-moderate hearing losspsychological epiphenomenatinnitus-related distress

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PMID35407372
PMCPMC9000020
OpenAlexW4223650127

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