Patients with Tinnitus: Their Perspective on Sound Generators.

IF 1.3 4区 医学 Q3 AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
Noise & Health Pub Date : 2025-05-01 Epub Date: 2025-06-26 DOI:10.4103/nah.nah_179_24
Bérangère Villatte, Charlotte Bigras, Philippe Fournier, Elizabeth Fitzpatrick, Sylvie Hébert
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Abstract

Objective: Sound therapy (ST) is a well-known treatment option for tinnitus patients. However, patient perspectives on this option remain scarce. This study investigated the perspectives of first-time sound generator users on ST for chronic tinnitus, focusing on their perceptions of the sound generators and the effects on tinnitus.

Methods: The subjects were 29 adult patients with chronic tinnitus who received ST using sound generators for the first time. In the 3-week ST trial, In the 3-week ST trial, hearing aids with built-in sound generators built idelivered broadband noise at a low and individualized sound level. Semistructured interviews were conducted 1 month after the ST trial. Using an interpretive description approach, themes were captured qualitatively to describe patients' subjective experience of the ST.

Results: After performing inductive coding on the dataset, five main themes emerged: (1) effects while wearing the generators; (2) effects after removing the generators; (3) perception of the generated noise; (4) untargeted effects; and (5) purchasing sound generators. Each theme was further subdivided into one to three subthemes.

Conclusions: The study highlighted uncertainties regarding the overall perceived benefits of short-term ST, with results influenced by initial noise hypersensitivity, hearing loss, and noise appreciation. Future research should examine the benefits of ST after controlling for these variables and compare the effects of different types of tailored sound on each dimension of tinnitus. Understanding how noise physiologically modulates tinnitus both during and after exposure is crucial to better counsel patients on what to expect.

耳鸣患者:他们对声音发生器的看法。
目的:声音疗法(ST)是耳鸣患者公认的一种治疗方法。然而,患者对这一选择的看法仍然很少。本研究调查了首次使用声发生器治疗慢性耳鸣的观点,重点关注他们对声发生器的看法以及对耳鸣的影响。方法:选取29例成年慢性耳鸣患者,首次使用声发生器进行ST治疗。在为期三周的ST试验中,内置声音发生器的助听器以低且个性化的声级提供宽带噪声。半结构化访谈在ST试验后1个月进行。采用解释性描述方法,定性捕获主题以描述患者的主观st体验。结果:对数据集进行归纳编码后,出现了五个主要主题:(1)佩戴发生器时的效果;(2)拆下发电机后的效果;(3)对产生的噪声的感知;(4)非靶向效应;(5)购买声发生器。每个主题又进一步细分为一到三个子主题。结论:该研究强调了短期ST总体感知益处的不确定性,其结果受初始噪声超敏性、听力损失和噪声欣赏的影响。未来的研究应该在控制这些变量后检验ST的益处,并比较不同类型的定制声音对耳鸣各个维度的影响。了解噪音在暴露期间和暴露后如何从生理上调节耳鸣,对于更好地向患者提供预期的建议至关重要。
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Noise & Health
Noise & Health AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY-PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
CiteScore
2.10
自引率
14.30%
发文量
27
审稿时长
6-12 weeks
期刊介绍: Noise and Health is the only International Journal devoted to research on all aspects of noise and its effects on human health. An inter-disciplinary journal for all professions concerned with auditory and non-auditory effects of occupational, environmental, and leisure noise. It aims to provide a forum for presentation of novel research material on a broad range of topics associated with noise pollution, its control and its detrimental effects on hearing and health. It will cover issues from basic experimental science through clinical evaluation and management, technical aspects of noise reduction systems and solutions to environmental issues relating to social and public health policy.
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