The Use of Hearing Aids Generic Sound Generator With Integrated Control of Tinnitus - Pilot Study

Combined Amplification and Sound Generation for Tinnitus: A Scoping Review

“…From 34 studies where the main research question related to the efficacy of combined amplification and sound generation, only eight studies compared combination aids with amplification only. Among those were four small-scale randomized controlled trials (RCTs) ( Stephens & Corcoran 1985 ; dos Santos et al 2014 ; Hicks et al 2014 ; Henry et al 2015 ), two prospective crossover before-and-after studies ( Mehlum et al 1984 ; Frachet et al 2004 ), one prospective controlled study ( Hazell et al 1985 ), and one pilot study ( dos Santos et al 2012 ). Seven of the studies were published in peer-reviewed journals, and one was a conference abstract ( dos Santos et al 2012 ).…”

“…Some additional criteria mentioned were motivation to use and comply with the intervention ( Henry et al 2006a ; Häberle & Hoejgaard Kristensen 2012 ; Newman & Sandridge 2012 ), minimum masking levels or “maskability” ( Goldstein & Shulman 1996 ; Peifer et al 1999 ), difficulty seeping ( Johnson et al 1989 ), and cost ( Newman & Sandridge 2012 ). For the research studies, additional inclusion criteria were often specified such as duration of tinnitus ( Frachet et al 2004 ; dos Santos et al 2014 ; Barozzi et al 2016 ), degree of hearing loss ( Piskosz & Kulkarni 2010 ; dos Santos et al 2012 ; dos Santos et al 2014 ; Henry et al 2015 ; Searchfield et al 2016 ; Berberian et al 2017 ), perceived hearing difficulties ( Henry et al 2015 ), laterality of hearing loss ( Henry et al 2015 ; Searchfield et al 2016 ; Berberian et al 2017 ), or recent hearing aid experience ( dos Santos et al 2014 ; Johansen et al 2014 ; Henry et al 2015 ). One study ( Sereda et al 2017 ) recruited existing combination aids users.…”

Combined Amplification and Sound Therapy for Individuals With Tinnitus and Coexisting Hearing Loss: A Retrospective Cohort Study

“… 7 , 8 However, there is some controversy on the benefit of combined amplification and sound therapy over amplification alone in tinnitus management. For example, a study by Santos et al 25 showed combined amplification and sound therapy to be effective in reducing the tinnitus impact compared to amplification alone. However, these results were not replicated in a controlled trial, where the difference in the reduction of tinnitus annoyance between the combined fitting group and amplification alone group was not statistically significant.…”

A influência do gerador de som associado à amplicação convencional para o controle do zumbido: ensaio clínico cego randomizado

“…Nas últimas décadas, foram desenvolvidas próteses auditivas com gerador de som integrado como uma alternativa para potencializar o tratamento do zumbido nos pacientes com perda auditiva associada (Henry et al, 2005;Santos et al, 2012). Alguns autores sugerem o uso de instrumentos combinados quando os pacientes já testaram próteses convencionais, mas não perceberam o beneficio esperado (Vernon, Griest, 1990;Folmer et al, 2006), ou quando o ruído ambiental amplificado pela prótese auditiva convencional não foi suficiente para mascarar o zumbido (Tyler et al, 2003).…”