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Comparative Study
. 2000 Jun;79(6):320-6.
doi: 10.1055/s-2000-8809.

[Therapy of hyperacusis in patients with tinnitus]

[Article in German]
E A Ziegler  1 , K Gosepath, W Mann
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Comparative Study

[Therapy of hyperacusis in patients with tinnitus]

[Article in German]
E A Ziegler et al. Laryngorhinootologie. 2000 Jun.

Abstract

Background: Patients with tinnitus very often suffer from hyperacusis also.

Methods and patients: In the present study a possible treatment for patients with bilateral hyperacusis is introduced and the therapeutical results of 41 patients suffering from bilateral hyperacusis combined with a uni- or bilateral tinnitus are discussed. Twenty-one of them also had a cochlear hearing loss. By means of white noise generators or hearing aids and a specific acoustic training the auditory input to the central nervous system was increased. All patients were taught a method to reduce stress (Progressive muscle relaxation according to Jacobson). Uncomfortable loudness levels were analysed before as well as 3 weeks and 6 months after beginning of the treatment.

Results: By the time of 3 weeks the discomfort from ordinary sounds was distinctly reduced and the reduction progressed further after 6 months of treatment. In more than 50% of the participants the uncomfortable loudness levels could be raised to a normal range. Interestingly the improvement of hyperacusis was independent of an existing hearing loss.

Conclusions: The described method of treatment seems to be helpful for patients with hyperacusis and will be compared to other therapeutical regimes.

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