Status:

UNKNOWN

Attenuation of Tonal Tinnitus by Lateral Inhibition Therapy

Lead Sponsor:

Ramsay Générale de Santé

Collaborating Sponsors:

Dr Quemar

Conditions:

Tinnitus

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Lateral Inhibition Therapy (TIL) corrects the patient's hearing by notched amplification on the patient's listening soundtrack. This half-octave notch is targeted at tinnitus frequencies measured tona...

Detailed Description

In France, up to 16 million people suffer from tinnitus or ringing in the ears daily. This parasitic sound that does not come from the patient's environment can interfere with each individual in a var...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patient over 18 years old.
  • Patient with disabling tonal tinnitus (THI score\> 40) for more than 6 months.
  • Patient with a hearing loss of at least 25dB, centered on the frequency of tinnitus and requiring hearing aids
  • Patient who has never used a hearing aid or a tinnitus masking system.
  • Patient who stopped all tinnitus treatment at least 1 month before the start of the study (drug treatment, psychotherapy).
  • Patient being willing to attend all of the visits planned as part of the study.
  • Patient affiliated or beneficiary of a social security scheme.
  • Patient having signed the free and informed consent

Exclusion

  • Minor patient.
  • Patient with hyperacusis
  • Patient already with a hearing aid or tinnitus masker.
  • Patient undergoing psychotropic or neurotropic drug treatments.
  • Patient with a history of psychological or psychiatric disorders.
  • Patient with a contraindication to wearing hearing aids.
  • Patient suffering from non-disabling tinnitus (THI score \<40).
  • Patient suffering from intermittent, non-tonal or pulsatile tinnitus.
  • Patient participating in another clinical study.
  • Protected patients: adults under guardianship, curatorship or other legal protection, deprived of their liberty by judicial or administrative decision.
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding woman

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 19 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

29 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04807686

Start Date

July 19 2019

End Date

December 31 2021

Last Update

March 19 2021

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Hôpital Privé Clairval

Marseille, France, 13009