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Hearing aid vs sound generator: Tinnitus severity or handicap Measured by Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (scale range from 0 to 100)
- Population
- patients with tinnitus and co‐existing hearing loss
- Intervention
- Hearing aid
- Comparison
- sound generator
- Outcome
- Tinnitus severity or handicap Measured by Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (scale range from 0 to 100)
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Hearing aids vs sound generator Tinnitus severity or handicap Measured by Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (scale range from 0 to 100) · patients with tinnitus and co‐existing hearing loss Amplification with hearing aids for patients with tinnitus and co‐existing hearing loss (2014) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 91 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amplification with hearing aids for patients with tinnitus and co‐existing hearing loss 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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