Mobile Apps for Management of Tinnitus: Users' Survey, Quality Assessment, and Content Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tinnitus is the perception of a sound without any outside source. It affects 6 million people in the United Kingdom. Sound therapy is a core component of many tinnitus management programs. Potential mechanisms of benefit include making tinnitus less noticeable, habituation, distracting attention from tinnitus, relaxation, and promoting neuroplastic changes within the brain. In recent years, there has been a substantial increase in the use of mobile technology. This provided an additional medium through which people with tinnitus can access different tinnitus management options, including sound therapy.

Objective

The aim of this study was to (1) generate the list of apps that people use for management of their tinnitus, (2) explore reasons for app use and nonuse, (

SUBMITTER: Sereda M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6364200 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature