A Series of Case Studies of Tinnitus Suppression With Mixed Background Stimuli in a Cochlear Implant

Richard S Tyler; A. J Keiner; Kurt Walker; Aniruddha K Deshpande; Shelley Witt; Matthijs Killian; Helena Ji; Jim Patrick; Norbert Dillier; Pim van Dijk; Wai Kong Lai; Marlan R Hansen; Bruce Gantz

doi:10.1044/2015_AJA-15-0005

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A Series of Case Studies of Tinnitus Suppression With Mixed Background Stimuli in a Cochlear Implant

Richard S Tyler, A. J Keiner, Kurt Walker, Aniruddha K Deshpande, Shelley Witt, Matthijs Killian, Helena Ji, Jim Patrick, Norbert Dillier, Pim van Dijk, …

American journal of audiology, Vol.24(3), pp.398-410

09/2015

DOI: 10.1044/2015_AJA-15-0005

PMCID: PMC5961931

PMID: 26001407

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Purpose Background sounds provided by a wearable sound playback device were mixed with the acoustical input picked up by a cochlear implant speech processor in an attempt to suppress tinnitus. Method First, patients were allowed to listen to several sounds and to select up to 4 sounds that they thought might be effective. These stimuli were programmed to loop continuously in the wearable playback device. Second, subjects were instructed to use 1 background sound each day on the wearable device, and they sequenced the selected background sounds during a 28-day trial. Patients were instructed to go to a website at the end of each day and rate the loudness and annoyance of the tinnitus as well as the acceptability of the background sound. Patients completed the Tinnitus Primary Function Questionnaire (Tyler, Stocking, Secor, & Slattery, 2014) at the beginning of the trial. Results Results indicated that background sounds were very effective at suppressing tinnitus. There was considerable variability in sounds preferred by the subjects. Conclusion The study shows that a background sound mixed with the microphone input can be effective for suppressing tinnitus during daily use of the sound processor in selected cochlear implant users.

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Title: Subtitle: A Series of Case Studies of Tinnitus Suppression With Mixed Background Stimuli in a Cochlear Implant
Creators: Richard S Tyler - The University of Iowa, Iowa City
A. J Keiner - The University of Iowa, Iowa City
Kurt Walker - The University of Iowa, Iowa City
Aniruddha K Deshpande - The University of Iowa, Iowa City
Shelley Witt - The University of Iowa, Iowa City
Matthijs Killian - Cochlear Technology Center, Mechelen, Belgium
Helena Ji - The University of Iowa, Iowa City
Jim Patrick - Cochlear Limited, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Norbert Dillier - University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland
Pim van Dijk - University Medical Center, University of Groningen, the Netherlands
Wai Kong Lai - University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland
Marlan R Hansen - The University of Iowa, Iowa City
Bruce Gantz - The University of Iowa, Iowa City
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: American journal of audiology, Vol.24(3), pp.398-410
DOI: 10.1044/2015_AJA-15-0005
PMID: 26001407
PMCID: PMC5961931
NLM abbreviation: Am J Audiol
ISSN: 1059-0889
eISSN: 1558-9137
Language: English
Date published: 09/2015
Academic Unit: Communication Sciences and Disorders; Molecular Physiology and Biophysics; Neurosurgery; Otolaryngology
Record Identifier: 9984006464202771

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