The long-term rehabilitation effects for treating tinnitus by tinnitus masking combined with counseling / 临床耳鼻咽喉头颈外科杂志

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE@#To study the long-term rehabilitation effects for treating tinnitus by tinnitus masking combined with counseling.@*METHOD@#Complete the tinnitus handicap inventory(THI) for participants before treatment and after six months, 1 year, 2 years, 3 years.@*RESULT@#Eighty-six tinnitus patients participated. Nine participants and sixteen, twenty-six, sixteen participants drop-up during the follow up after half-year, 1 year, 2 years, 3 years separately. The percentage of participants whose THI score decreased more than or equal to 20 are 66%, 56%, 40%, 48% after half year, 1 year, 2 years, 3 years respectively.@*CONCLUSION@#The tinnitus related handicap improved by tinnitus masking combined with counseling after 1 year. The drop-out rate was increase after follow-up 1 year. The long-term rehabilitation effects for tinnitus treatment is still needed.