Could hearing aids reduce tinnitus severity among people with mild hearing loss? Original paper

In this randomized controlled trial, the use of hearing aids reduced tinnitus severity among participants with mild hearing loss. In most cases, the participants had been unaware of their hearing loss prior to testing.

This Study Summary was published on April 22, 2024.

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In this randomized controlled trial, the use of hearing aids reduced tinnitus severity among participants with mild hearing loss. In most cases, the participants had been unaware of their hearing loss prior to testing.

What was studied?

The efficacy of hearing aids and music stimulation on tinnitus severity among people with mild hearing loss.

Audiometry exams (hearing tests) were conducted by audiologists, and tinnitus severity was assessed using the validated Chinese Tinnitus Functional Index (TFI), which includes 8 domains (intrusiveness, sense of control, cognitive, sleep, auditory, relaxation, quality of life, and emotion).

Secondary outcomes included anxiety and depression on the Chinese Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and subjective tinnitus loudness on a Visual Analog Scale (VAS). The Chinese Tinnitus Questionnaire (CTQ) was used to assess the domains of emotional distress, auditory perceptual difficulties, intrusiveness, sleep disturbance, and somatic complaints.

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Who was studied?

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How was it studied?

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What were the results?

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This Study Summary was published on April 22, 2024.