Hearing aids as an adjunct to counseling: Tinnitus patients who choose amplification do better than those that don't

Hearing aids are commonly used for tinnitus management ( Kochkin & Tyler, 2008 ) but there is limited evidence to support their use. The purpose of this study was to quantify the effectiveness of hearing aids and counseling as a tinnitus treatment option. This study is a retrospective analysis of tinnitus handicap questionnaire (THQ, Kuk et al, 1990 ) results from 58 tinnitus patients with hearing loss who received counseling, and (1) chose to...