Psychotherapy Quiets Concerns Over Ringing In The Ears 2

The review of six small randomized controlled trials gathered data on 285 patients. The article appears in the current issue of The Cochrane Library, a publication of The Cochrane Collaboration, an international organization that evaluates research in all aspects of health care. Systematic reviews draw evidence-based conclusions about medical practice after considering both the content and quality of existing trials on a topic. tinnitus affects up to 18 percent of people in industrialized countries, according to the review. The vast majority of people with the condition do not seek treatment but cope with the noise inside their head on their own. But between 0.5 percent and 3 percent of adults with tinnitus have a chronic condition severe enough to impinge on their life. Among these sufferers, sleep disturbances, anxiety and depression are common.