Mehlum 1984.
| Methods | Randomised, controlled, cross‐over trial | |
| Participants | 45 patients | |
| Interventions | 4 groups: 1) tinnitus maskers, 2) tinnitus instruments (combined maskers and hearing aids), 3) hearing aids, and 4) exposure to 'environmental sounds' | |
| Outcomes | Patients were asked to detail their duration of instrument use, under what conditions they used the device and the effect that the instrument had in controlling their symptoms | |
| Notes | — | |
| Risk of bias | ||
| Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
| Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | C |