Comparison of tinnitus masking and tinnitus retraining therapy

Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 559-581

  Henry, James A ^a,b   Schechter, Martin A ^a   Nagler, Stephen M ^c   Fausti, Stephen A ^a,b  

^a PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Alliance Tinnitus and Hearing Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Hearing disorders; Tinnitus

Indexed keywords

GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; PLACEBO;

AUDITORY MASKING; AUDITORY REHABILITATION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FOLLOW UP; GINKGO BILOBA; HEARING AID; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TINNITUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; COUNSELING; HUMANS; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; PSYCHOACOUSTICS; TINNITUS;

EID: 0036880008     PISSN: 10500545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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