Secondary treatment benefits achieved by hearing-impaired tinnitus patients using aided environmental sound therapy for tinnitus retraining therapy: Comparisons with matched groups of tinnitus patients using noise generators for sound therapy

Seminars in Hearing

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 276-294

  Formby, Craig ^a,b   Keaser, Michael L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aided environmental sound; Hearing aids; Hyperacusis; Secondary treatment benefits; Sound therapy; Tinnitus; Tinnitus retraining therapy (TRT)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIDED ENVIRONMENTAL SOUND THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY REHABILITATION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; FEMALE; HABITUATION; HEARING ACUITY; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; LOUDNESS; LOUDNESS RECRUITMENT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NOISE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SOUND INTENSITY; SOUND TRANSMISSION; TINNITUS; TINNITUS RETRAINING THERAPY;

EID: 35448936501     PISSN: 07340451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-990715     Document Type: Article

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