Background Tinnitus affects up to 21% of the adult population with an estimated 1% to 3%
experiencing severe problems. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a collection of …

Background Chronic tinnitus is a commonly occurring symptom of the auditory system.
Epidemiological studies assume a lifetime prevalence in men and women of 3.5% for …

The prevalence of hearing problems in the Western world has, due to aging of the
population, doubled over the past 30 years. Thereby, noise-induced hearing loss is an …

Background The most common form of tinnitus is a subjective, auditory, and distressing
phantom phenomenon. Comorbidity with depression is high but other important psychiatric …

Objective Tinnitus is a condition that causes distress and impairment across cognitive,
functional, and psychiatric spectra. In the psychiatric realm, tinnitus has long been …

Chronic tinnitus, the phenomenon of a chronic ringing in the ears or head, has a significant
negative impact on an individual's health and wellbeing. Despite this, there is no cure or …

Emotional stress is a constant companion of tinnitus patients, since this phantom sound can
unfortunately be a very effective stressor. However, the mechanism of stress contribution to …

Background: Anxiety is one of the most prevalent mental disorders and accounts for
substantial disability as well as increased health care costs. This study examines the …

Chronic tinnitus has been associated with brain structural changes in both the auditory
system as well as limbic system. While there is considerable inconsistency across brain …

Objective Two previous individual participant data meta-analyses (IPDMAs) found that
different diagnostic interviews classify different proportions of people as having major …