Background and Objectives Tinnitus retraining therapy (TRT) is one of the most effective treatment methods for tinnitus. This study aimed to evaluate response TRT in tinnitus patients with hearing loss analyze an additive effect aid.Subjects Method In this retrospective observational case-control study, we reviewed medical records 80 who were diagnosed sensorineural mild moderate managed by TRT...

BACKGROUND Few South African studies have been published on the impact of tinnitus on quality of life of tinnitus sufferers, although evidence suggests that a large portion of the general population suffers from tinnitus. OBJECTIVES The current study aimed at describing the effects of tinnitus on the quality of life of the participants as measured by the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI). M...

The present study aimed to examine the impact of first time users of amplification devices by participants having presbycusis on tinnitus. Pure tone Audiometry along with immittance audiometry and speech Audiometry was carried out. The Tinnitus handicap inventory (THI) questionnaire, developed by Newman et al. (1996), was administered in all participants for pre and post hearing aid fitting con...

introduction: tinnitus can have a significant effect on an individual’s quality of life, and is very difficult quantify. one of the most popular questionnaires used in this area is the tinnitus handicap inventory (thi). the aim of this study was to determine the reliability and validity of a persian translation of the tinnitus handicap inventory (thi-p).   materials and methods: this prospectiv...

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OBJECTIVE Individuals with tinnitus and co-occurring psychological conditions typically rate their tinnitus as more disturbing than individuals without such comorbidities. Little is known about how tinnitus self-efficacy, or the confidence that individuals have in their abilities to successfully manage the effects of tinnitus, is influenced by mental or psychological health (PH) status. The pur...

Tinnitus may be defined as the conscious perception of sound or noise, without the presence of external acoustic stimulation. Given the damage caused by tinnitus and the lack of effective treatment, alternatives are necessary to rehabilitate subjects with tinnitus. There is an assumption that auditory training (AT) could lead to a plastic reorganization of this system, thus promoting an improve...

Thirteen chronic tinnitus patients and fifteen age-matched healthy controls were studied on a 3T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner during resting condition (i.e. eyes closed, no task performance). The auditory resting-state component was selected using an automatic component selection approach. Functional connectivity (correlations/anti-correlations) in the extracted network was portraye...

Since very little is understood about the exact aetiology of tinnitus, this has made treatment of the condition difficult. Even though approximately 10-15% of the general population suffer from tinnitus, only 2% consider it serious enough to warrant any treatment. The main problem arising from tinnitus is the disturbance it causes not only in day to day life but also in sleep, leading to fatigu...