Digital Tinnitus Counseling in Clinical Practice: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: Subjective tinnitus, defined as the perception of sound without an external source, is a common and often debilitating condition. In the absence of pharmacotherapy, disease management guidelines recommend counseling interventions to alleviate tinnitus-related distress and improve patient outcome. This study evaluated the benefit of guideline-compliant counseling provided by "Meine Tinnitus App", a smartphone-based application, for the treatment of subjective tinnitus. Methods: A randomized controlled study was conducted in 204 patients with confirmed chronic subjective tinnitus enrolled at 33 ear, nose and throat (ENT) practices in Germany. Tinnitus improvement was evaluated after 10 weeks of intervention (digital counseling in addition to standard care

SUBMITTER: Brueggemann P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12729911 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature