Scott B, Lindberg P, Lyttkens L, Melin L
Scand Audiol. 1985;14(4):223-30. doi: 10.3109/01050398509045945.
Twenty-four patients with moderately severe (grade 2) to severe (grade 3) subjective tinnitus participated in an experimental group study. The patients were randomly assigned to a treatment group and a waiting-list control group. Treatment was given with a coping technique and comprised 10 one-hour sessions. Following a corresponding period without treatment, the control group was treated similarly. Daily self-recording of the subjective tinnitus loudness, the discomfort from the tinnitus, depression and irritation was performed before and after treatment. In addition, psychoacoustic measurement was undertaken on three occasions. The treatment group improved significantly more than the waiting-list control group. After treatment of the latter group, combined data of both groups showed statistically significant improvements in all variables. The results show that tinnitus annoyance can be treated by psychological methods.
24名患有中度严重（2级）至严重（3级）主观耳鸣的患者参与了一项实验组研究。患者被随机分配到治疗组和候补对照组。采用一种应对技巧进行治疗，包括10次每次一小时的疗程。在经过相应的未治疗期后，对照组接受同样的治疗。在治疗前后，患者每天自行记录主观耳鸣响度、耳鸣引起的不适、抑郁和烦躁情绪。此外，还进行了三次心理声学测量。治疗组的改善明显大于候补对照组。在对后者进行治疗后，两组的综合数据显示所有变量都有统计学上的显著改善。结果表明，耳鸣烦恼可以通过心理方法进行治疗。
