Editing Tinnitus (section)

===Sound-based interventions===
The application of [[sound therapy]] by either [[hearing aids]] or [[tinnitus masker]]s may help the brain ignore the specific tinnitus frequency. Although these methods are poorly supported by evidence, there are no negative effects.<ref name="Baguley McFerran Hall 2013"/><ref name="pmid24622861">{{cite journal | vauthors = Hoare DJ, Searchfield GD, El Refaie A, Henry JA | title = Sound therapy for tinnitus management: practicable options | journal = Journal of the American Academy of Audiology | volume = 25 | issue = 1 | pages = 62–75 | year = 2014 | pmid = 24622861 | doi = 10.3766/jaaa.25.1.5}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Sereda |first1=Magdalena |last2=Xia |first2=Jun |last3=El Refaie |first3=Amr |last4=Hall |first4=Deborah A |last5=Hoare |first5=Derek J |title=Sound therapy (using amplification devices and/or sound generators) for tinnitus |journal=Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews |date=27 December 2018 |volume=2018 |issue=12 |pages=CD013094 |doi=10.1002/14651858.CD013094.pub2 |pmid=30589445 |pmc=6517157 }}</ref> There are several approaches for tinnitus sound therapy. The first is sound modification to compensate for the individual's [[hearing loss]]. The second is tailored music therapy, notched at the tinnitus frequency, which may affect [[lateral inhibition]] of the notched neural region, suppressing tinnitus.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Shore |first1=Susan E. |last2=Roberts |first2=Larry E. |last3=Langguth |first3=Berthold |title=Maladaptive plasticity in tinnitus – triggers, mechanisms and treatment |journal=Nature Reviews Neurology |date=March 2016 |volume=12 |issue=3 |pages=150–160 |doi=10.1038/nrneurol.2016.12 |pmid=26868680 |pmc=4895692 }}</ref><ref name="Hesse Doc04">{{cite journal |last1=Hesse |first1=Gerhard |title=Evidence and evidence gaps in tinnitus therapy |journal=GMS Current Topics in Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery; 15:Doc04 |date=15 December 2016 |volume=15 |pages=Doc04 |doi=10.3205/cto000131 |pmid=28025604 |pmc=5169077 }}</ref> 

There is some tentative evidence supporting [[tinnitus retraining therapy]], which aims to reduce tinnitus-related neuronal activity.<ref name="Baguley McFerran Hall 2013"/><ref name="pmid20238353">{{cite journal | vauthors = Phillips JS, McFerran D | title = Tinnitus Retraining Therapy (TRT) for tinnitus | journal = Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | issue = 3 | pages = CD007330 | year = 2010 | volume = 2010 | pmid = 20238353 | doi = 10.1002/14651858.CD007330.pub2 | pmc = 7209976 }}</ref><ref name="Hesse Doc04"/> An alternative tinnitus treatment uses mobile applications that include various methods including [[Tinnitus masking|masking]], sound therapy, and relaxation exercises.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Casale |first1=Manuele |last2=Costantino |first2=Andrea |last3=Rinaldi |first3=Vittorio |last4=Forte |first4=Antonio |last5=Grimaldi |first5=Marta |last6=Sabatino |first6=Lorenzo |last7=Oliveto |first7=Giuseppe |last8=Aloise |first8=Fabio |last9=Pontari |first9=Domenico |last10=Salvinelli |first10=Fabrizio |title=Mobile applications in otolaryngology for patients: An update: Otolaryngology Apps for Patients |journal=Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology |date=December 2018 |volume=3 |issue=6 |pages=434–438 |doi=10.1002/lio2.201 |pmid=30599026 |pmc=6302723 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Mosa |first1=Abu Saleh Mohammad |last2=Yoo |first2=Illhoi |last3=Sheets |first3=Lincoln |title=A Systematic Review of Healthcare Applications for Smartphones |journal=BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making |date=December 2012 |volume=12 |issue=1 |pages=67 |doi=10.1186/1472-6947-12-67 |pmid=22781312 |pmc=3534499 |doi-access=free }}</ref> Such applications can work as a separate device or as a [[hearing aid]] control system.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Kalle |first1=Sven |last2=Schlee |first2=Winfried |last3=Pryss |first3=Rüdiger C. |last4=Probst |first4=Thomas |last5=Reichert |first5=Manfred |last6=Langguth |first6=Berthold |last7=Spiliopoulou |first7=Myra |title=Review of Smart Services for Tinnitus Self-Help, Diagnostics and Treatments |journal=Frontiers in Neuroscience |date=20 August 2018 |volume=12 |pages=541 |doi=10.3389/fnins.2018.00541 |pmid=30177869 |pmc=6109754 |doi-access=free }}</ref>

[[Neuromonics]] is another sound-based intervention. Its protocol follows the principle of systematic desensitization and involves a structured rehabilitation program lasting 12 months. Neuromonics therapy employs customized sound signals delivered through a device worn by the patient, which aims to target the specific frequency range associated with their tinnitus perception.<ref>{{cite journal | last1=Hobson | first1=Jonathan | last2=Chisholm | first2=Edward | last3=El Refaie | first3=Amr | title=Sound therapy (masking) in the management of tinnitus in adults | journal=Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | date=2012-11-14 | volume=11 | issue=11 | pages=CD006371 | pmid=23152235 | pmc=7390392 | doi=10.1002/14651858.CD006371.pub3 | doi-access=free }}</ref>