title: Cochrane Corner: Amplification with Hearing Aids for Patients with Tinnitus and Co-existing Hearing Loss.
abstract: The "Cochrane Corner" is a section in the journal that highlights systematic reviews relevant to otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, with invited commentary to aid clinical decision making. This installment features a Cochrane review, "Amplification with Hearing Aids for Patients with Tinnitus and Co-existing Hearing Loss," which identified only 1 randomized controlled trial and concluded that current evidence for use of hearing aids is limited.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, University College of London, UK, and University Medical Center of Utrecht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Anne G M
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Schilder
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, University of Oxford and The Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: Martin J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Burton
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Sciences, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Eby
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA richrosenfeld@msn.com.
authors.forename: Richard M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Rosenfeld
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D006310:Hearing Aids; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D012196:Review Literature as Topic
keywords: hearing aid; systematic review; tinnitus; tinnitus handicap inventory