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The state of the art of sound therapy for subjective tinnitus in adults

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Wang, Haiyan, Tang, Dongmei, Wu, Yongzhen, Zhou, Li, Sun, Shan·2020·Therapeutic Advances in Chronic Disease

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Background: Sound therapy is a clinically common method of tinnitus management. Various forms of sound therapy have been developed, but there are controversies regarding the selection criteria and the efficacy of different forms of sound therapy in the clinic. Our goal was to review the types and forms of sound therapy and our understanding of how the different characteristics of tinnitus patients influence their curative effects so as to provide a reference for personalized choice of tinnitus sound therapy. Method: Using an established methodological framework, a search of six databases including PubMed identified 43 records that met our inclusion criteria. The search strategy used the following key words: tinnitus AND (acoustic OR sound OR music) AND (treatment OR therapy OR management OR intervention OR measure). Results: There are various forms of sound therapy, and most of them show positive therapeutic effects. The effect of customized sound therapy is generally better than that of non-customized sound therapy, and patients with more severe initial tinnitus respond better to sound therapy. Conclusion: Sound therapy can effectively suppress tinnitus, at least in some patients. However, there is a lack of randomized controlled trials to identify effective management strategies. Further studies are needed to identify the most effective form of sound therapy for individualized therapy, and large, multicenter, long-term follow-up studies are still needed in order to develop more effective and targeted sound-therapy protocols. In addition, it is necessary to analyze the characteristics of individual tinnitus patients and to unify the assessment criteria of tinnitus.

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Authors
Wang, H., Tang, D., Wu, Y., Zhou, L., & Sun, S.
Affiliations
  • Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University (CN)
  • Shanghai High School, Shanghai, China
  • Fudan University (CN)
Corresponding author
Sun, Shan
Venue
Therapeutic Advances in Chronic Disease
Published
2020-01
Volume
11
Pages
2040622320956426-2040622320956426
ISSN
  • 2040-6223 (ISSN-L)
  • 2040-6231
OpenAlex
W3086894141
Cited by
52
References
99
Citations by year
2026: 10 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 5
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0.62
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journal article
Language
en
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  • Therapeutic Advances in Chronic Disease (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (81570913, 81800912, 81970879)
  • Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (18PJ1401700, 19441900200)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Sensory Systems › Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Speech and Hearing › Noise Effects and Management
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
Keywords
sound therapy, subjective tinnitus, tinnitus management, tinnitus severity, personalized treatment, tinnitus suppression, music therapy

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