Efficacy of Self-Hypnosis for Tinnitus Relief
- 1 January 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Scandinavian Audiology
- Vol. 19 (4) , 245-249
- https://doi.org/10.3109/01050399009070779
Abstract
The efficacy of self-hypnosis (SH) on tinnitus relief was compared with two control procedures: I) presentation of a brief auditory stimulus (BAS) to the ear with tinnitus; 2) waiting list (WL), i.e. patients receiving no formal treatment. The results have shown that 73% of SH subjects reported disappearance of tinnitus during treatment sessions, as compared with only 24% in the BAS group. Moreover, the short-term (1 week) and long-term (2 months) symptom profiles of only SH subject: revealed a significant improvement. Thus, SH may well be a beneficial method for the relief of tinnitus.Keywords
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