This study is to compare the effectiveness of CAABT and masking therapy in the management of subjective tinnitus in adults.Half of participants will receive CAABT, while the other half will receive masking therapy.
Masking intervention was a standard monophone tinnitus masking therapy. It was usually a narrow-band noise matched with tinnitus frequency (Tf). CAABT was an innovative tinnitus intervention which based on neural science and cochlear plastic research and aimed to reprogram the central auditory system to neutralize the discordant responses of the dysfunctioning cochlea via acoustic beaming stimuli.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
60
CAABT was an innovative tinnitus intervention which based on neural science and cochlear plastic research and aimed to reprogram the central auditory system to neutralize the discordant responses of the dysfunctioning cochlea via acoustic beaming stimuli.
Masking intervention was a standard monophone tinnitus masking therapy.
Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery department
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
Change from Baseline in Tinnitus Subjective Measures at 12 weeks: pure tone audiometry
Time frame: baseline and 12 weeks
Change from Baseline in Tinnitus Subjective Measures at 12 weeks: tinnitus loudness
Time frame: baseline and 12 weeks
Change from Baseline in Tinnitus Subjective Measures at 12 weeks: minimize masking level
Time frame: baseline and 12 weeks
Change from Baseline in Tinnitus Subjective Measures at 12 weeks: the Chinese version of Tinnitus Handicap Inventory scale
Time frame: baseline and 12 weeks
Change from Baseline in Tinnitus Subjective Measures at 12 weeks: the Visual Analog Scale
Time frame: baseline and 12 weeks
Change from Baseline in Tinnitus Objective Measure at 12 weeks: functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
Time frame: baseline and 12 weeks
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