Eighty patients with a main complaint of tinnitus were assessed. In only 32 was help possible. In 16 of these symptomatic relief utilized the masking technique which is briefly described. These results though not outstanding are encouraging and represent a definite step forward in helping patients with this unpleasant condition. Apart from symptomatic treatment of tinnitus, the clinic allowed early diagnosis of noise-induced hearing loss in some patients. Several patients had asymmetrical hearing loss, but despite extensive investigation no cerebellopontine angle tumors were identified. These patients are being followed. For these reasons, the tinnitus clinic is regarded as a success and will continue to function as a specialty clinic in otolaryngology at Vancouver General Hospital.
对80名以耳鸣为主诉的患者进行了评估。其中只有32名患者有可能得到帮助。在这32名患者中，有16名通过使用简要描述的掩蔽技术获得了症状缓解。这些结果虽然不突出，但令人鼓舞，代表了在帮助患有这种令人不适病症的患者方面向前迈出的明确一步。除了对耳鸣进行对症治疗外，该诊所还能在一些患者中早期诊断出噪声性听力损失。有几名患者存在不对称性听力损失，但尽管进行了广泛检查，未发现桥小脑角肿瘤。这些患者正在接受随访。由于这些原因，耳鸣诊所被视为成功，并将继续作为温哥华总医院耳鼻喉科的专科诊所发挥作用。
