Abstract
The efficacy of self-hypnosis (SH), masking (MA) and attentiveness to the patient's complaints (AT) in the alleviation of tinnitus was evaluated. Forty-five male patients close in age with chronic tinnitus related to acoustic trauma were assigned to three matched subgroups: SH, AT or MA. The therapeutic stimuli in the SH and MA sessions, recorded on audio cassettes, were given to the patients for use when needed. SH significantly reduced the tinnitus severity; AT partially relieved the tinnitus; MA did not have any significant effect.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 205-212 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | International Journal of Audiology |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1993 |
Keywords
- Acoustic trauma
- Attention
- Hypnotherapy
- Masking
- Self-hypnosis
- Tinnitus