TINNITUS

This study is testing whether a smartphone app that plays special music can help people manage the stress and annoyance caused by tinnitus, the condition of hearing ringing or buzzing sounds. Researchers will compare the music app to a simple white noise app over 4 weeks. They ar…

This study aims to help people whose ringing in the ears (tinnitus) changes with head or neck movements. Researchers are testing if personalized physical therapy, sometimes combined with sound therapy, can reduce the problem. They are also developing a simple screening tool to id…

This study is testing whether a very mild hearing aid setting can help people with normal hearing who have bothersome tinnitus. Participants will try two different hearing aid programs for three weeks each: one with a slight sound boost and one with no boost. Researchers will mea…

This study is testing if a custom-made dental mouthguard can help reduce tinnitus (ringing in the ears) that is linked to jaw joint problems. Researchers will compare the real mouthguard to a placebo version in 63 adults who have had both conditions for over six months. The main …

This study is testing a new therapy that aims to reduce the loudness and distress caused by chronic tinnitus (ringing in the ears). It combines gentle electrical stimulation on the back of the neck with a listening task. One hundred adults with constant tonal tinnitus will try di…

This study is testing if a special cooling headband can reduce the severity of chronic tinnitus, the perception of ringing or buzzing in the ears. Researchers will enroll 80 adults with constant tinnitus to use the device at home for a single 30-minute session. They will compare …

This study is testing a non-invasive headband device that gently cools the inner ear to see if it can reduce the severity of chronic tinnitus, commonly known as ringing in the ears. About 40 adults with persistent tinnitus will use the device for 30 minutes in a clinic and then a…

This study is testing whether a special sound therapy can reduce the loudness and impact of tinnitus, the constant ringing or buzzing in the ears that affects many Veterans. Researchers will give 108 participants small ear devices that play different types of background noise for…

This study is testing if a safe, non-invasive brain stimulation technique can reduce the loudness and distress of tinnitus. Researchers will give 40 adults with tinnitus gentle electrical stimulation to the scalp to see if it changes brain activity linked to the condition. The go…

This study is testing if a non-invasive brain stimulation technique can help reduce the severity of chronic tinnitus, the perception of ringing or buzzing in the ears. 50 participants will receive 20 treatment sessions, a mix of real and sham (placebo) stimulation, to see if the …

This study is testing a new, surgically implanted device designed to reduce the loudness of severe, chronic tinnitus (ringing in the ears). The device, placed behind the ear, sends electrical signals to the hearing nerve. Researchers will measure if the implant makes the tinnitus…

This study aims to find a brain-based way to measure if a tinnitus treatment is working. Researchers will use a special cap to record brain waves from 24 people with tinnitus before and after they use a stimulation device for six weeks. The goal is to see if changes in brain acti…

This early research study aims to understand how the brain is involved in tinnitus, the perception of ringing or buzzing in the ears. Researchers will use brain scans (fMRI) on 40 people, including those with and without tinnitus and hearing loss, before and after they receive an…