title: [Tinnitus and cognitive-behavioral therapy: results after 1 year].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Tinnitus is a common auditory symptom that interferes with activities of daily living and is often associated with anxiety and depression.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study included consecutive patients with chronic intense tinnitus for more than six months who were treated with Tinnitus Retraining Therapy (TRT), a cognitive-behavioral therapy, after previous treatment failed and after a clinical evaluation based on standardized questionnaires, including the Tinnitus Handicap Questionnaire (THQ). One year after the end of the TRT, the treatment was evaluated by the same standardized questionnaires.
  
  
  RESULTS
  This prospective study included 96 consecutive patients (49 women, 47 men, mean age: 48 years). Tinnitus improved significantly in 75%, where significant improvement was defined as a final THQ score of less than 500 after CBT. This improvement varied according to initial THQ scores and was seen in: all patients with moderate (THQ<500), 70.3% of the patients with intermediate (500<THQ>1001), and 34.8% of patients with severe (THQ>1000) tinnitus.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  CBT shows promise as a treatment of tinnitus-related distress.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Recherche sur l'Audition, Unité CNRS UPRESSA 7060, Département d'ORL et de Chirurgie Cervico-Faciale, Université Paris-Descartes, Faculté de Médecine, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris.
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Londero
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Peignard
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Malinvaud
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Avan
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bonfils
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome