Optimizing Tinnitus Management: The Important Role of Hearing Aids with Sound Generators.

ABSTRACT: Hearing aids (HAs), especially those with sound generators (SGs), are used in the management of tinnitus. However, their comparative efficacies and long-term outcomes remain unknown. Therefore, we investigated the efficacy and long-term outcomes of tinnitus therapy using various HA SG models. We retrospectively reviewed 666 patients with chronic tinnitus characterized by persistent symptoms for >6 months. At the initial visit, the patients received educational counselling on tinnitus (Utsunomiya method) and completed a comprehensive questionnaire comprising the tinnitus handicap inventory, a visual analog scale, the state-trait anxiety inventory, and the emotional intelligence scale. The scores were compared among various models of HA SGs and SGs. The patients underwent follow-ups for up t

SUBMITTER: Kosugi Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11351871 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature