title: Effectiveness of Ericksonian hypnosis in tinnitus therapy: preliminary results.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The present study was performed to evaluate the efficacy of Ericksonian hypnosis in reducing the impact of tinnitus on patients' quality of life.
  
  
  METHODS
  A controlled prospective longitudinal study was designed. The severity of tinnitus was assessed with Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) before hypnotherapy and then 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months after therapy. Health Survey SF-36 was used to assess health-related quality of life before and after hypnotherapy. Thirty-nine patients with severe idiopathic subjective tinnitus were enrolled in the study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean SD age of the patients was 44.5 +/- 12.5 years, ranging from 21 to 65 years; 48% were female. Mean THI scores assessed at the beginning and 4 times after commencement of therapy were evaluated. The changes in THI scores were significant. Health Survey SF-36 was assessed separately. The greatest increases were seen in physical role followed by emotional role difficulty.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The preliminary results of our study demonstrated the effectiveness of Ericksonian hypnosis in the study group.
authors.affiliation: Bakirköy Education and Training Hospital, Clinic of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey. minealmaz@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Z M
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Yazici
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sayin
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gökkuş
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Alatas
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kaya
authors.forename: F T
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: Kayhan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011788:Quality of Life; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome