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Tinnitus Retraining Therapy for Tinnitus

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Systematic Review

Source: The Cochrane Collaborative

Last Reviewed: March 2010

In this Cochrane systematic review, the Cochrane Collaborative found 1 study that showed tinnitus retraining therapy is a much more effective tinnitus treatment than tinnitus masking. Tinnitus retraining therapy involves using a form of educational counseling and sound therapy. Researchers concluded that the study quality was not good enough to draw firm conclusions and that more research is needed.

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Phillips, J. S., & McFerran, D. (2010). Tinnitus retraining therapy (TRT) for tinnitus. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2010 (3). DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007330.pub2.