Abstract
Introduction: Tinnitus is a symptom reported by the individual as a sound sensation, perceived in the ears or head, continuously or intermittently without external source of stimulation. This alteration has variable causes and may be associated with patients with hearing loss or normal hearing. Among main methods cited as treatment possibilities, hearing aids has been presented as a widely used resource. Objective: To carry out an integrative literature review on the effectiveness of hearing aids in rehabilitation of patients with tinnitus. Method: A search for articles was carried out in electronic databases: PubMed, Scielo, Scopus, Lilacs, Web of Science, with publication date from 2000 to 2020. Results: The sample consisted of 16 works where all concluded that somehow, in most cases, hearing aids associated or not with other resources used in treatment, contributes to a satisfactory result in improvement or disappearance of the symptom. Seven of sixteen articles related hearing aids to some type of guidance. The combination of these two factors could be considered an excellent combination as it favors the reduction of tinnitus sensation relatively quickly and efficiently. None of the articles analyzed showed an opposite or unsatisfactory result regarding its use.
Highlights
Tinnitus is a symptom reported by the individual as a sound sensation, perceived in the ears or head, continuously or intermittently without external source of stimulation
Tinnitus is a symptom reported by the individual as a sound sensation, which can be characterized as a noise similar to the noise of rain, sea, running water, bells, insects, whistles, wheezing, pulse and others, without an external source of stimulation
This treatment model was created by Pawel Jastreboff in 1990, who found that, most cases are initially related to some cochlear alteration, this is not the only important factor in determining tinnitus severity
Summary
Tinnitus is a symptom reported by the individual as a sound sensation, which can be characterized as a noise similar to the noise of rain, sea, running water, bells, insects, whistles, wheezing, pulse and others, without an external source of stimulation. For example, in addition to natural discomfort caused by the noise presence, for patient complain of difficulty in speech understanding This difficulty, compromises communication in general, making patient's daily life activities more difficult due to these and other factors, from a slight irritation to psychological and physical disorders in form of anxiety, depression, lack of concentration, insomnia and, in more severe cases, even suicide (Silva et al, 2007). Habituation works on the brain's ability to ignore neutral, meaningless stimuli (Hooldefer et al, 2010) This treatment model was created by Pawel Jastreboff in 1990, who found that, most cases are initially related to some cochlear alteration, this is not the only important factor in determining tinnitus severity. This study aims to carry out an integrative literature review on the effectiveness of using hearing aids in the rehabilitation of patients with tinnitus
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