Clinical experience with tinnitus maskers.
Results from tinnitus evaluations and follow-up questionnaires were used in an effort to assess the efficacy of tinnitus masking units as a means of providing active and/or passive relief for patients experiencing problematical tinnitus. Nine of 34 patients (26%) who were felt to be candidates for masking units reported that they were receiving some form of relief from their tinnitus.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001298:Audiology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010470:Perceptual Masking; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000628:therapy*