Table 4.
North (n) | % | South (n) | % | East (n) | % | |
Advice | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alternative therapies | 16 | 7.5 | 33 | 14.7 | 19 | 10.3 |
CBT | 74 | 34.3 | 35 | 15.6 | 9 | 4.9 |
Counselling | 108 | 50 | 115 | 51.1 | 41 | 22.3 |
Coping training | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dental procedure | 2 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Medication | 59 | 27.3 | 111 | 49.3 | 147 | 79.9 |
Mindfulness | 5 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Neurofeedback | 16 | 7.4 | 13 | 5.8 | 9 | 4.9 |
Physiotherapy | 52 | 24.1 | 27 | 12 | 59 | 32.1 |
Relaxation | 108 | 50 | 71 | 31.6 | 34 | 18.5 |
rTMS | 14 | 6.5 | 3 | 1.3 | 3 | 1.6 |
Sound therapy | 151 | 69.9 | 154 | 68.4 | 49 | 26.6 |
TRT | 1 | 0.5 | 69 | 30.7 | 29 | 15.8 |
CBT, cognitive–behavioural therapy; rTMS, repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation; TRT, Tinnitus Retraining Therapy.