title: Client-centered hypnotherapy for tinnitus: who is likely to benefit?
abstract: In this study we prospectively analyzed 41 patients, 15 females and 26 males with a mean age of 54, who underwent three sessions of client-centered hypnotherapy for their tinnitus. Of these patients, 28 (68%) showed some benefit for their tinnitus 3 months after completing their hypnosis, and 13 (32%) showed no evidence of improvement for their tinnitus. Hearing loss was associated with a nonbeneficial outcome for tinnitus treated with hypnotherapy. Of the nonbeneficial group, 46% had a hearing loss of 30 db or more in their better-hearing ear compared to less than 15% in the beneficial group, a significant difference (X2 = 6.34, df = 1, p < 0.02). Client-centered hypnotherapy can be offered to anyone who wants to have therapy for their tinnitus; in those with significant hearing loss the benefit may be less.
authors.affiliation: Derbyshire Royal Infirmary, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mason
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rogerson
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis / Q000379:methods*; D007092:Imagination; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009629:Person-Centered Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome