Effectiveness of the combined hearing and masking devices on the severity and perception of tinnitus: A randomized, controlled, double-blind study

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Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 211-220

  Oz, Isilay ^a   Arslan, Fatih ^a   Hizal, Evren ^a   Erbek, Seyra H ^a   Eryaman, Esra ^a   Senkal, Ozgul A ^a   Ogurlu, Terkan ^a   Kizildag, Alp Ertunga ^a   Ozluoglu, Levent N ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Betahistine dihydrochloride; Hearing aids; Masking devices; Tinnitus treatment

Indexed keywords

BETAHISTINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEARING AID; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; LOUDNESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINI TINNITUS QUESTIONNAIRE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TINNITUS; TINNITUS MASKER; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BETAHISTINE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HEARING TESTS; HISTAMINE AGONISTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITCH PERCEPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; TINNITUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84880654796     PISSN: 03011569     EISSN: 14230275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000349979     Document Type: Article

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