SynthesisSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2020
Smartphone Apps in the Context of Tinnitus: Systematic Review.
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Who cites it
18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- [Apps for tinnitus? A systematic review on quality, intervention components, and behavior change techniques].Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz · 2024Pooled it
- Mobile Application as a Digital Therapeutic for Chronic Tinnitus: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery · 2026Trial
- Mobile Apps for Tinnitus: Systematic Search in App Stores and Review of Intervention Components and Behavior Change Techniques.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Article
- Digital Tinnitus Counseling in Clinical Practice: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.Audiology research · 2025Article
- Evaluating the accuracy of a self-administered smartphone hearing test application in a geriatric population.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2025Article
- Using Participatory Action Research to Redirect Tinnitus Treatment and Research-An Interview Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- The Effectiveness of a Smartphone Application for Tinnitus Relief.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Tinnitus Guidelines and Their Evidence Base.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- A device and an app for the diagnosis and self-management of tinnitus.Journal of integrative bioinformatics · 2022Review
- The Fudan Tinnitus Relieving System (FTRS): The initial results of a smartphone application for tinnitus management and treatment.Internet interventions · 2022Article
- Prediction of Tinnitus Perception Based on Daily Life MHealth Data Using Country Origin and Season.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Application of the Behavior Change Wheel Within the Context of Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Tinnitus Management.American journal of audiology · 2022Article
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- Predicting the gender of individuals with tinnitus based on daily life data of the TrackYourTinnitus mHealth platform.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- A State-of-Art Review of Digital Technologies for the Next Generation of Tinnitus Therapeutics.Frontiers in digital health · 2021Review
- Doctoral Studies as part of an Innovative Training Network (ITN): Early Stage Researcher (ESR) experiences.Open research Europe · 2021Article
- Multidisciplinary Tinnitus Research: Challenges and Future Directions From the Perspective of Early Stage Researchers.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2021Review
- Contemporary Review of Smartphone Apps for Tinnitus Management and Treatment.Brain sciences · 2020Review
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8 authors.
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Abstract
Smartphones containing sophisticated high-end hardware and offering high computational capabilities at extremely manageable costs have become mainstream and an integral part of users' lives. Widespread adoption of smartphone devices has encouraged the development of many smartphone applications, resulting in a well-established ecosystem, which is easily discoverable and accessible via respective marketplaces of differing mobile platforms. These smartphone applications are no longer exclusively limited to entertainment purposes but are increasingly established in the scientific and medical field. In the context of tinnitus, the ringing in the ear, these smartphone apps range from relief, management, self-help, all the way to interfacing external sensors to better understand the phenomenon. In this paper, we aim to bring forth the smartphone applications in and around tinnitus. Based on the PRISMA guidelines, we systematically analyze and investigate the current state of smartphone apps, that are directly applied in the context of tinnitus. In particular, we explore Google Scholar, CiteSeerX, Microsoft Academics, Semantic Scholar for the identification of scientific contributions. Additionally, we search and explore Google's Play and Apple's App Stores to identify relevant smartphone apps and their respective properties. This review work gives (1) an up-to-date overview of existing apps, and (2) lists and discusses scientific literature pertaining to the smartphone apps used within the context of tinnitus.
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