Cochrane · systematic review · CD010151
Amplification with hearing aids for patients with tinnitus and co‐existing hearing loss
Hoare, DJ, Edmondson‐Jones, M, Sereda, M, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2014 · Cochrane Library
ENTAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
8
current version
GRADE rated
2
No studies
6
Included studies
NR
No studies 6 · 75%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 12.5%Moderate 1 · 12.5%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Hearing aids compared to sound generator for patients with tinnitus and co‐existing hearing loss
Population: patients with tinnitus and co‐existing hearing loss
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Tinnitus severity or handicap Measured by Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (scale range from 0 to 100) Hearing aids vs sound generator | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 91 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Tinnitus sound quality (loudness) Hearing aids vs sound generator | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 91 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Generalised anxiety ‐ not measured Hearing aids vs sound generator | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Generalised depression ‐ not measured Hearing aids vs sound generator | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Quality of life ‐ not measured Hearing aids vs sound generator | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Coping (style) ‐ not measured Hearing aids vs sound generator | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Neurophysiology changes ‐ not measured Hearing aids vs sound generator | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Adverse events of hearing aid fitting and use ‐ not measured Hearing aids vs sound generator | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |