Effectiveness and cost effectiveness of digital hearing aids in patients with tinnitus and hearing loss: a randomised feasibility trial (THE HUSH Trial).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Education and advice is provided for tinnitus management in all UK audiology clinics. Sound therapy, including provision of hearing aids may be offered, but this is often dependent on a clinician's decision rather than UK policy. This inconsistent management reflects a lack of evidence around the effectiveness of hearing aids for tinnitus. This open-label, two-arm multicentre randomised controlled feasibility trial gathered data around recruitment, acceptability and outcome assessments to determine the feasibility of conducting a large randomised controlled trial investigating the effectiveness of hearing aids for tinnitus management.

Methods

Adults referred to audiology for tinnitus, with an aidable hearing loss were recruited at five UK audiology clinics. They w

SUBMITTER: Haines RH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9630825 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature