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Brief Acoustic Tinnitus Suppression as a Diagnostic Procedure in Clinical Routine: Feasibility and Results
Schoisswohl, Stefan
, Vizethum, Martin, Schecklmann, Martin, Reissmann, Andreas, Vielsmeier, Veronika, Kerkel, Katharina and Langguth, Berthold
(2025)
Brief Acoustic Tinnitus Suppression as a Diagnostic Procedure in Clinical Routine: Feasibility and Results.
Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology (JARO).
Date of publication of this fulltext: 22 Sep 2025 09:05
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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.77790
Abstract
Brief acoustic tinnitus suppression (BATS) is a well-known phenomenon among tinnitus patients. Most knowledge about BATS comes from experiments applying filtered, modulated, or customized stimuli in selected patient populations. Testing BATS in clinical routine could provide valuable information for patient subtyping and assistance in treatment decision-making. Here, we investigated the ...
Brief acoustic tinnitus suppression (BATS) is a well-known phenomenon among tinnitus patients. Most knowledge about BATS comes from experiments applying filtered, modulated, or customized stimuli in selected patient populations. Testing BATS in clinical routine could provide valuable information for patient subtyping and assistance in treatment decision-making. Here, we investigated the feasibility of BATS tests beyond controlled experimental settings. Seventy individuals with tinnitus (29 female) were tested for BATS using white noise as part of a first consultation visit at the Interdisciplinary Tinnitus Center in Regensburg. The procedure turned out to be feasible under clinical routine conditions. Thirty-five patients (50%) reported some form of tinnitus suppression, with 6 (8.6%) reporting at least 50% reduction and 1 (1.4%) complete absence of their tinnitus percept. The degree of suppression was rated as relevant improvement by most patients. In summary, the integration of BATS assessments was feasible and provided valuable information about the patients’ tinnitus.
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| Item type | Article | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title | Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology (JARO) | ||||
| Publisher: | Springer Nature | ||||
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| Open Access Type: | DEAL (Springer Non-Research) | ||||
| Date | 18 September 2025 | ||||
| Institutions | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie | ||||
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine | ||||
| Status | Published | ||||
| Refereed | Yes, this version has been refereed | ||||
| Created at the University of Regensburg | Partially | ||||
| URN of the UB Regensburg | urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-777900 | ||||
| Item ID | 77790 |
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