Ten to fifteen percent of the population experience tinnitus. It is necessary to develop effective treatments for patients suffering from tinnitus. This study aimed to explore the effectiveness of an internet-based treatment consisting of tinnitus retraining therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy for patients with primarily tinnitus....
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Discussion
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Results suggest digital combined TRT+CBT may be a feasible scalable option for tinnitus management, but the naturalistic (uncontrolled) design limits confidence; audiologists should not change practice based on this study alone.
Digitally delivered, combined TRT/CBT programs could expand access to evidence-based tinnitus care for patients who cannot attend in-person therapy, an important scalability question for audiology services.
- 01Published in Frontiers in Psychiatry; naturalistic (real-world, uncontrolled) study design.
- 02Norwegian sample assessed a digital platform combining tinnitus retraining therapy (TRT) and CBT.
- 03Naturalistic design means no control group, limiting causal conclusions.
- 04Digital delivery could improve access to tinnitus therapy in underserved areas.
- 05Findings are hypothesis-generating and warrant an RCT for confirmation.
A digital combination of tinnitus retraining therapy and CBT is feasible for treating tinnitus in a real-world Norwegian population.
studypartially supported- PMID
- 42787411
- DOI
- 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1868527.
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychiatry
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 2b
- Population
- Adults with tinnitus in Norway
- Intervention
- Digital treatment combining tinnitus retraining therapy (TRT) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
Primary outcomes
Tinnitus symptom severity; Treatment feasibility and outcomes in a naturalistic setting