Exploring App-Based Physiotherapy for Somatic Tinnitus: Results from a Pilot Study
Sarah Michiels, Stella Wölflick, Jorge Simões, Winfried Schlee, Andres Soto-Varela · 2024
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Description
Sarah Michiels and co-authors test phone-guided exercises for a form of ringing in the ears. Their 2026 pilot trial covers 38 adults with somatic tinnitus, which shifts with neck or jaw input. Clinic therapy helps, but access is patchy and home practice often lapses.
Half the group used an app with a nine-week neck exercise plan, and half formed the control group. Distress scores fell sharply in the app group, with large effect sizes on both scales used. The control group showed no real change. The authors call app-based therapy workable and effective for this group. A larger trial is the next step they propose to confirm the pilot gains at scale.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Sarah Michiels, Stella Wölflick, Jorge Simões, Winfried Schlee, Andres Soto-Varela |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 24 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |