title: The management of chronic tinnitus--comparison of a cognitive-behavioural group training with yoga.
abstract: Two non-medical treatment strategies for chronic idiopathic tinnitus were evaluated in a randomized control group design. A cognitive-behavioural tinnitus coping training (TCT) was developed and compared to yoga and a self-monitoring control condition. Forty-three chronic tinnitus patients, were assessed at baseline, directly after therapy, and at 3 months follow-up. For evaluation, differential psychoacoustic variables were registered, a tinnitus diary as well as the Tinnitus Questionnaire and different measures of general well-being were used. Statistical analyses showed effects favouring the TCT treatment in comparison to the control and yoga treatment. The TCT-treated patients reported more satisfaction with the training than the yoga group. Participants in the self-monitoring control group were treated either by TCT or yoga after a waiting period. The outcome in this group was even better than in the experimental groups while yoga again showed rather poor effects.
authors.affiliation: Heinrich-Heine-University, Duesseldorf, Germany.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kröner-Herwig
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hebing
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: van Rijn-Kalkmann
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Frenzel
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schilkowsky
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Esser
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D012803:Sick Role; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015013:Yoga