title: [Clinical observation of the relationship between tinnitus masking curve and masking therapy result].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the relationship between the tinnitus masking curve and the effect of masking therapy, so as to select an effective treatment method.
  
  
  METHODS
  Detect 108 (137 ear) tinnitus patients, and all the patients accept masking therapy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The type I and III of the tinnitus masking curve were the highest percentage. In residual inhibition test type I and III had the highest positive rate, and masking therapy was the best treatment for type I and III. The residual inhibition test was positive correlation to the effect of masking therapy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The effectiveness of different types of masking curve are different in patients with the treatment of masking, patients should be provided with personalized treatment on masking curve and residual inhibition test.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300052, China.
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Huifang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Dong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006310:Hearing Aids; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010470:Perceptual Masking; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult