{
    "abstract": "The psychological effects of hearing aids and auditory training are underinvestigated.\nTo assess the short- and long-term effects of an industry-developed auditory training on tinnitus-related distress, perceived stress, and psychological epiphenomena in patients with chronic tinnitus and mild-to-moderate hearing loss.\nOne-hundred-seventy-seven gender-stratified patients were randomized to an immediate [IIG] or delayed [DIG] intervention group. Following binaural hearing aid fitting, participants completed a CD-enhanced 14-days self-study program. Applying a randomized-controlled cross-over design, psychological measures were obtained at four times: pre-treatment/wait [IIG: t\nOverall, distress symptom severity was mild. Unlike the DIG, the IIG showed significant improvements in tinnitus-related distress. Some psychological epiphenomena, notably anxiety, slightly improved in both groups. Within-group analyses demonstrated the stability of the tinnitus-distress-related effects, alongside uncontrolled improvements of perceived stress and mood-related symptoms at follow-up.\nThe investigated hearing therapy lastingly improves tinnitus-related distress in mildly distressed patients with chronic tinnitus and mild-to-moderate hearing loss. Beneficial psychological knock-on effects deserve further investigation.",
    "authors": [
        {
            "affiliation": "Tinnitus Centre, Charit\u00e9-Universit\u00e4tsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany.",
            "firstname": "Benjamin",
            "initials": "B",
            "lastname": "Boecking"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Tinnitus Centre, Charit\u00e9-Universit\u00e4tsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany.",
            "firstname": "Leonie",
            "initials": "L",
            "lastname": "Rausch"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Tinnitus Centre, Charit\u00e9-Universit\u00e4tsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany.",
            "firstname": "Stamatina",
            "initials": "S",
            "lastname": "Psatha"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Tinnitus Centre, Charit\u00e9-Universit\u00e4tsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany.",
            "firstname": "Amarjargal",
            "initials": "A",
            "lastname": "Nyamaa"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Terzo Institute, ISMA AG, 96515 Sonneberg, Germany.",
            "firstname": "Juliane",
            "initials": "J",
            "lastname": "Dettling-Papargyris"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Terzo Institute, ISMA AG, 96515 Sonneberg, Germany.",
            "firstname": "Christine",
            "initials": "C",
            "lastname": "Funk"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Tinnitus Centre, Charit\u00e9-Universit\u00e4tsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany.",
            "firstname": "Petra",
            "initials": "P",
            "lastname": "Brueggemann"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Medical Department, Division of Psychosomatic Medicine, Charit\u00e9-Universit\u00e4tsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany.",
            "firstname": "Matthias",
            "initials": "M",
            "lastname": "Rose"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Tinnitus Centre, Charit\u00e9-Universit\u00e4tsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany.",
            "firstname": "Birgit",
            "initials": "B",
            "lastname": "Mazurek"
        }
    ],
    "conclusions": null,
    "copyrights": null,
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    "journal": "Journal of clinical medicine",
    "keywords": [
        "auditory training",
        "hearing aids",
        "mild-to-moderate hearing loss",
        "psychological epiphenomena",
        "tinnitus-related distress"
    ],
    "methods": "One-hundred-seventy-seven gender-stratified patients were randomized to an immediate [IIG] or delayed [DIG] intervention group. Following binaural hearing aid fitting, participants completed a CD-enhanced 14-days self-study program. Applying a randomized-controlled cross-over design, psychological measures were obtained at four times: pre-treatment/wait [IIG: t",
    "publication_date": "2022-04-13",
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    "results": "Overall, distress symptom severity was mild. Unlike the DIG, the IIG showed significant improvements in tinnitus-related distress. Some psychological epiphenomena, notably anxiety, slightly improved in both groups. Within-group analyses demonstrated the stability of the tinnitus-distress-related effects, alongside uncontrolled improvements of perceived stress and mood-related symptoms at follow-up.",
    "title": "Hearing Therapy Improves Tinnitus-Related Distress in Mildly Distressed Patients with Chronic Tinnitus and Mild-to-Moderate Hearing Loss: A Randomized-Controlled Cross-Over Design.",
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