Background: The study of tinnitus mechanisms has increased tenfold in the last decade. The
common denominator for all of these studies is the goal of elucidating the underlying neural …

Background This is an update of a Cochrane Review first published in The Cochrane Library
in Issue 12, 2010. Tinnitus is described as the perception of sound or noise in the absence …

Background Up to 21% of adults will develop tinnitus, which is one of the most distressing
and debilitating audiological problems. The absence of medical cures and standardised …

Background Tinnitus affects 10% to 15% of the adult population, with about 20% of these
experiencing symptoms that negatively affect quality of life. In England alone there are an …

Background: Tinnitus, often referred to as 'ringing in the ears', is highly prevalent. However,
patients may also present with a number of other symptoms. Scope: To review the broad …

Background There are a large number of assessment tools for tinnitus, with little consensus
on what it is important to measure and no preference for a minimum reporting standard. The …

Objectives: It is well established that catastrophic misinterpretations and fear are involved in
the suffering and disability of patients with chronic pain. This study investigated whether …

This study evaluates sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients reporting
discrepant levels of tinnitus loudness and annoyance. 4958 subjects recruited from a …

OBJECTIVE: To identify all disease-specific health-related quality-of-life (HR-QoL)
instruments used to assess tinnitus in clinical trials and detail their psychometric properties …

Background/purpose Sleep disturbance and psychological distress are among the most
prevalent comorbidities of tinnitus. We aimed to clarify the dose–response effects of these …