A Mixed-Methods Trial of Broad Band Noise and Nature Sounds for Tinnitus Therapy: Group and Individual Responses Modeled under the Adaptation Level Theory of Tinnitus

A Mixed-Methods Trial of Broad Band Noise and Nature Sounds for Tinnitus Therapy: Group and Individual Responses Modeled under the Adaptation Level Theory of Tinnitus

Objectives: A randomized cross-over trial in 18 participants tested the hypothesis that nature sounds, with unpredictable temporal characteristics and high valence would yield greater improvement in tinnitus than constant, emotionally neutral broadband noise.Study Design: The primary outcome measure...

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Main Authors: Mithila Durai, Grant D. Searchfield
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
Subjects:
clinical trial
tinnitus
auditory perception
adaptation
psychoacoustics
ecology model
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnagi.2017.00044/full

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