Figures & data
Figure 1. Flowchart of the study. Phase 2 was optional and included a baseline period (without sound therapy) of at least 2 weeks with a maximum duration of 3 weeks, followed by a take-home evaluation (with sound therapy) of at least 5 weeks with a maximum duration of 6 weeks. CART: Cochlear™ Active Relief from Tinnitus.
![Figure 1. Flowchart of the study. Phase 2 was optional and included a baseline period (without sound therapy) of at least 2 weeks with a maximum duration of 3 weeks, followed by a take-home evaluation (with sound therapy) of at least 5 weeks with a maximum duration of 6 weeks. CART: Cochlear™ Active Relief from Tinnitus.](/cms/asset/45e882af-d88f-45c1-9421-44c365504fac/iija_a_1832266_f0001_c.jpg)
Table 2. Background sound use in phase 2.
Table 1. Subject demographics.
Figure 2. VAS on tinnitus annoyance and loudness. Baseline = individual scores averaged across 2 weeks without use of sound therapy; Intervention = individual scores averaged across five weeks with use of sound therapy. *p < 0.05, †Participant withdrew from the study and did not complete phase 2 (no data of baseline and/or intervention period), ‡Calculated for the 14 participants that completed phase 2. VAS: Visual Analogue Scale.
![Figure 2. VAS on tinnitus annoyance and loudness. Baseline = individual scores averaged across 2 weeks without use of sound therapy; Intervention = individual scores averaged across five weeks with use of sound therapy. *p < 0.05, †Participant withdrew from the study and did not complete phase 2 (no data of baseline and/or intervention period), ‡Calculated for the 14 participants that completed phase 2. VAS: Visual Analogue Scale.](/cms/asset/8c07b3ea-04c9-443a-bb98-a618f027d098/iija_a_1832266_f0002_c.jpg)
Figure 3. Tinnitus Functional Index (TFI). Baseline = individual scores averaged across two weeks without use of sound therapy; Intervention = individual scores averaged across five weeks with use of sound therapy. †Participant withdrew from the study and did not complete phase 2 (no data of baseline and/or intervention period), ‡Calculated for the 14 participants that completed phase 2.
![Figure 3. Tinnitus Functional Index (TFI). Baseline = individual scores averaged across two weeks without use of sound therapy; Intervention = individual scores averaged across five weeks with use of sound therapy. †Participant withdrew from the study and did not complete phase 2 (no data of baseline and/or intervention period), ‡Calculated for the 14 participants that completed phase 2.](/cms/asset/769e42bb-a1ca-40d4-b210-104234666357/iija_a_1832266_f0003_c.jpg)