A Study on Outcomes of One-time Tinnitus Masking by External Sound Stimuli for Nonpulsatile Subjective Tinnitus

Abstract Background: Tinnitus has no definitive treatment to date. Sound therapy can be given as tinnitus retraining therapy. Aims and Objectives: Our study is aimed to study the outcomes of a novel one-time tinnitus masking for nonpulsatile subjective tinnitus. Materials and Methods: All patients who presented with tinnitus which is subjective nonpulsatile without any treatable causes of tinnitus are included in the study. Results: Out of 16 patients, tinnitus matching was done by 15 patients, and 13 patients had complete masking of tinnitus with a single time. Eight patients who had more than moderate hearing loss developed recurrence of symptoms on follow-up. Tinnitus Handicap Index pre- and posttreatment with questionnaire showed a significant improvement (P > 0.001) in analysis. Conclusion: The origin of tinnitus central or peripheral is unsettled, as people with normal hearing also had tinnitus and people with hearing loss had recurrence of tinnitus. They were further managed by hearing aids with tinnitus maskers. This method is individual operatable and can be used in apps as self-curing treatment.