Relaxation and cognitive therapy: A controlled trial in chronic tinnitus

Abstract

Three forms of cognitive-behavioural therapy were compared for their efficacy in relieving the effects of chronic tinnitus. Self-reports of loudness, annoyance and other distressing effects were monitored from pretreatment to four months follow-up. The hypothesis that applied relaxation and individual cognitive therapy would have differential treatment effects was partially confirmed but the greater effect on annoyance of the former was not predicted. In general, effects were short-lived and absent at final follow-up. A 'passive relaxation' treatment appeared to be no less effective than the more active treatments. The ratings of an independent assessor gave some credence to the conclusion that clinically worthwhile results had been achieved in some subjects.

Psychophysiological effects of biofeedback treatment in tinnitus sufferers

“…Moreover, even subjective loudness was proven to be markedly reduced – results that could not be demonstrated in ‘pure’ CBT studies (Martinez Devesa et al , 2007). Additionally, clients were highly satisfied with treatment (Weise et al , 2007), which is reflected in the low drop‐out rate compared to other tinnitus studies (12% in our study compared to more than 30% in other studies, Jakes et al , 1992; Davis et al , 1995).…”

Tinnitus hastalarında gevşeme egzersizlerinin ve maskeleme tedavisinin prospektif değerlendirilmesi

“…Davies et al (17) found that relaxation exercises significantly lowered annoyance ratings at one month follow-up despite having no significant changes in the loudness of tinnitus. In a recent study muscle relaxation therapies were found to significantly reduce both short and long-term tinnitus related distress (18).…”

Counselling vs. Gruppentherapie bei chronischem Tinnitus

“…Der prätherapeutische TF-Score von etwa 48 Punkten veränderte sich posttherapeutisch auf 32-36 Punkte -eine Reduktion um etwa 15 Punkte der TF-Skala. Dieser Effekt ist vergleichbar mit den bei anderen Interventionsmaßnahmen erzielten Ergebnissen [5,4,9,10,11].…”