Tinnitus is a highly prevalent condition that has no cure and can severely impair quality of life. Patients who receive cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and hearing aid therapy for chronic tinnitus accompanied by hearing loss have shown some improvement, but access to these interventions is limited....
If the app demonstrated significant efficacy, audiologists managing chronic tinnitus patients should consider whether a CBT-based digital therapeutic could complement or extend clinic-based tinnitus management — specific outcome data from the trial should be reviewed before adoption.
A rigorously tested, scalable digital CBT tool for chronic tinnitus could dramatically expand access to evidence-based tinnitus care beyond what clinic capacity currently allows.
- 01Randomised clinical trial (RCT) published in JAMA Otolaryngology evaluated a mobile app delivering CBT for chronic tinnitus.