title: [The long-term rehabilitation effects for treating tinnitus by tinnitus masking combined with counseling].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the long-term rehabilitation effects for treating tinnitus by tinnitus masking combined with counseling.
  
  
  METHODS
  Complete the tinnitus handicap inventory(THI) for participants before treatment and after six months, 1 year, 2 years, 3 years.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Eighty-six tinnitus patients participated. Nine participants and sixteen, twenty-six, sixteen participants drop-up during the follow up after half-year, 1 year, 2 years, 3 years separately. The percentage of participants whose THI score decreased more than or equal to 20 are 66%, 56%, 40%, 48% after half year, 1 year, 2 years, 3 years respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The tinnitus related handicap improved by tinnitus masking combined with counseling after 1 year. The drop-out rate was increase after follow-up 1 year. The long-term rehabilitation effects for tinnitus treatment is still needed.
authors.affiliation: Hearing Center/Hearing and Speech Science Laboratory of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Speech and Language Lab, Chengdu, 610016, China.
authors.forename: Zhaoli
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.forename: Ke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tao
authors.forename: Maoni
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003376:Counseling; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010470:Perceptual Masking; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult