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Table 2 Main components of CHC's tinnitus management programme (n = 100 clients)

From: Effectiveness of a tinnitus management programme: a 2-year follow-up study

CHC's intervention: advice and devices

 

Take more care of oneself/lower expectations to oneself

21%

Relaxation strategies

18%

Changes in work or general activity levels

13%

Trial of bedside masker/hearing protector

11%

Trial of hearing aid

94%

Other1

30%

Clients' own interventions over 1–2 years:

 

Tried to be less stressed in daily life

48%

Tried to take more care of oneself

52%

A healthier lifestyle

49%

More stress-reducing activities

39%

Other2

9%

  1. 1 E.g. radio as background noise, cognitive therapy, referral to general practitioner for further investigation, massage, chiropractor, alteration in mode of communication at home, greater use of the bedside masker that the client already had at home.
  2. 2 Extra written comments from clients: e.g. avoidance of noise, use of hearing aid/hearing protector, weight loss, try to forget the tinnitus.