Citation
Oz, Isilay, et al. "Effectiveness of the Combined Hearing and Masking Devices On the Severity and Perception of Tinnitus: a Randomized, Controlled, Double-blind Study." ORL; Journal for Oto-rhino-laryngology and Its Related Specialties, vol. 75, no. 4, 2013, pp. 211-20.
Oz I, Arslan F, Hizal E, et al. Effectiveness of the combined hearing and masking devices on the severity and perception of tinnitus: a randomized, controlled, double-blind study. ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec. 2013;75(4):211-20.
Oz, I., Arslan, F., Hizal, E., Erbek, S. H., Eryaman, E., Senkal, O. A., Ogurlu, T., Kizildag, A. E., & Ozluoglu, L. N. (2013). Effectiveness of the combined hearing and masking devices on the severity and perception of tinnitus: a randomized, controlled, double-blind study. ORL; Journal for Oto-rhino-laryngology and Its Related Specialties, 75(4), 211-20. https://doi.org/10.1159/000349979
Oz I, et al. Effectiveness of the Combined Hearing and Masking Devices On the Severity and Perception of Tinnitus: a Randomized, Controlled, Double-blind Study. ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec. 2013;75(4):211-20. PubMed PMID: 23899886.
TY - JOUR
T1 - Effectiveness of the combined hearing and masking devices on the severity and perception of tinnitus: a randomized, controlled, double-blind study.
AU - Oz,Isilay,
AU - Arslan,Fatih,
AU - Hizal,Evren,
AU - Erbek,Seyra H,
AU - Eryaman,Esra,
AU - Senkal,Ozgul A,
AU - Ogurlu,Terkan,
AU - Kizildag,Alp Ertunga,
AU - Ozluoglu,Levent N,
Y1 - 2013/07/26/
PY - 2012/08/24/received
PY - 2013/01/30/accepted
PY - 2013/8/1/entrez
PY - 2013/8/1/pubmed
PY - 2014/4/16/medline
SP - 211
EP - 20
JF - ORL; journal for oto-rhino-laryngology and its related specialties
JO - ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec
VL - 75
IS - 4
N2 - OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of combined hearing and tinnitus masking devices that are appropriately programmed for acoustic stimulations using wide-band noise over the specific frequency range of tinnitus. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A total of 21 patients were randomly divided into 2 groups. Group I (12 patients) was managed with betahistine dihydrochloride (2HCl) and fitted either with a combined hearing aid or a sound generator, and group II (9 patients) was treated with betahistine 2HCl for 3 months. Audiological tests, pitch matching to determine the frequency of tinnitus, an assessment of tinnitus severity, and subjective scores (visual analog scale, VAS; Mini-Tinnitus Questionnaire) were used to assess the patients in both groups, and a loudness scale was also analyzed in group I. The results were evaluated in a double-blinded manner. RESULTS: Significant decreases in the severity of tinnitus, Mini-Tinnitus Questionnaire score and VAS were observed in both groups. No significant differences were obtained in pitch-matched frequency of tinnitus in the two groups. CONCLUSION: The findings obtained using either the combined devices or the masking devices with wide-band masking demonstrate that these devices are an effective tinnitus treatment alternative.
SN - 1423-0275
UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/23899886/Effectiveness_of_the_combined_hearing_and_masking_devices_on_the_severity_and_perception_of_tinnitus:_a_randomized_controlled_double_blind_study_
L2 - https://www.karger.com?DOI=10.1159/000349979
DB - PRIME
DP - Unbound Medicine
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