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Dr DEREK HOARE's Outputs (71)

Promotion and views on tinnitus self-help within United Kingdom national health service audiology departments (2018)
Journal Article
Smith, S. N., Broomhead, E., Greenwell, K., Watts, E., Stockdale, D., & Hoare, D. J. (2018). Promotion and views on tinnitus self-help within United Kingdom national health service audiology departments. International Journal of Audiology, 57(12), 900-907. https://doi.org/10.1080/14992027.2018.1512013

© 2018, © 2018 British Society of Audiology, International Society of Audiology, and Nordic Audiological Society. Self-help has the potential to provide low-cost and effective ways of improving access to psychological support for people with tinnitus... Read More about Promotion and views on tinnitus self-help within United Kingdom national health service audiology departments.

Association between subjective tinnitus and cognitive performance: protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis (2018)
Journal Article
Clarke, N. A., Akeroyd, M. A., Henshaw, H., & Hoare, D. J. (2018). Association between subjective tinnitus and cognitive performance: protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open, 8(8), Article e023700. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023700

Introduction

Subjective tinnitus is very common and has a number of comorbid associations including depression, sleep disturbance and concentration difficulties. Concentration difficulties may be observable in people with tinnitus through poorer... Read More about Association between subjective tinnitus and cognitive performance: protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.

Sound therapy (using amplification devices and/or sound generators) for tinnitus in adults (Protocol) (2018)
Journal Article
Sereda, M., Xia, J., El Refaie, A., Hall, D. A., & Hoare, D. (2018). Sound therapy (using amplification devices and/or sound generators) for tinnitus in adults (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2018(8), Article CD013094. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD013094

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows:

To assess the effects of sound therapy (using amplification devices and/or sound generators) for tinnitus in adults.

Barriers to voluntary participation in sport for children: a systematic review (2018)
Journal Article
Somerset, S., & Hoare, D. J. (2018). Barriers to voluntary participation in sport for children: a systematic review. BMC Pediatrics, 18(1), Article 47. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-018-1014-1

Background
Numerous studies have detailed the physical health benefits of children’s participation in sport and a growing body of research also highlights the benefits for mental health. Children who participate in sport have also been shown to be a... Read More about Barriers to voluntary participation in sport for children: a systematic review.

Hyperacusis: major research questions (2018)
Journal Article
Baguley, D. M., & Hoare, D. J. (2018). Hyperacusis: major research questions. HNO, 66(5), 358-363. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00106-017-0464-3

Background: Hyperacusis is a troublesome symptom that can have a marked negative impact on quality of life.
Objectives: To identify major research questions in hyperacusis.
Materials and methods: Review of gaps in knowledge regarding hyperacusis, a... Read More about Hyperacusis: major research questions.

Combined amplification and sound generation for tinnitus: a scoping review (2017)
Journal Article
Tutaj, L., Hoare, D. J., & Sereda, M. (2018). Combined amplification and sound generation for tinnitus: a scoping review. Ear and Hearing, 39(3), 412-422. https://doi.org/10.1097/AUD.0000000000000516

Objectives: In most cases, tinnitus is accompanied by some degree of hearing loss. Current tinnitus management guidelines recognize the importance of addressing hearing difficulties, with hearing aids being a common option. Sound therapy is the prefe... Read More about Combined amplification and sound generation for tinnitus: a scoping review.

Performance of the Tinnitus Functional Index as a diagnostic instrument in a UK clinical population (2017)
Journal Article
Fackrell, K., Hall, D. A., Barry, J. G., & Hoare, D. J. (2018). Performance of the Tinnitus Functional Index as a diagnostic instrument in a UK clinical population. Hearing Research, 358, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heares.2017.10.016

Objectives: The Tinnitus Functional Index (TFI) has been optimised as a diagnostic tool for quantifying the functional impact of tinnitus in US veteran and civilian groups. However, the TFI has not been evaluated for use in other English-speaking cl... Read More about Performance of the Tinnitus Functional Index as a diagnostic instrument in a UK clinical population.

Biomarkers of presbycusis and tinnitus in a Portuguese older population (2017)
Journal Article
Haider, H. F., Flook, M., Aparicio, M., Ribeiro, D., Antunes, M., Szczepek, A. J., Hoare, D. J., Fialho, G., Paco, J., & Caria, H. (2017). Biomarkers of presbycusis and tinnitus in a Portuguese older population. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 9(346), https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2017.00346

Introduction: Presbycusis or age-related hearing loss (ARHL) is a ubiquitous health problem. It is estimated that it will affect up to 1.5 billion people by 2025. In addition, tinnitus occurs in a large majority of cases with presbycusis. Glutamate m... Read More about Biomarkers of presbycusis and tinnitus in a Portuguese older population.

Clinical interventions for hyperacusis in adults: a scoping review to assess the current position and determine priorities for research (2017)
Journal Article
Fackrell, K., Potgieter, I., Shekhawat, G. S., Baguley, D. M., Sereda, M., & Hoare, D. J. (2017). Clinical interventions for hyperacusis in adults: a scoping review to assess the current position and determine priorities for research. BioMed Research International, 2017, Article 2723715. https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/2723715

Background. There is no universally accepted definition for hyperacusis, but in general it is characterised by decreased sound tolerance to ordinary environmental sounds. Despite hyperacusis being prevalent and having significant clinical implication... Read More about Clinical interventions for hyperacusis in adults: a scoping review to assess the current position and determine priorities for research.

Hearing aids for mild to moderate hearing loss in adults (2017)
Journal Article
Ferguson, M. A., Kitterick, P. T., Chong, L. Y., Edmondson-Jones, M., Barker, F., & Hoare, D. J. (2017). Hearing aids for mild to moderate hearing loss in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 9, Article CD012023. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD012023.pub2

Background
The main clinical intervention for mild to moderate hearing loss is the provision of hearing aids. These are routinely offered and fitted to those who seek help for hearing difficulties. By amplifying and improving access to sounds, and s... Read More about Hearing aids for mild to moderate hearing loss in adults.

Patients’ and Clinicians’ Views of the Psychological Components of Tinnitus Treatment That Could Inform Audiologists’ Usual Care: A Delphi Survey (2017)
Journal Article
Thompson, D. M., Taylor, J. A., Hall, D. A., Walker, D.-M., McMurran, M., Casey, A., Stockdale, D., Featherstone, D., & Hoare, D. J. (2018). Patients’ and Clinicians’ Views of the Psychological Components of Tinnitus Treatment That Could Inform Audiologists’ Usual Care: A Delphi Survey. Ear and Hearing, 39(2), 367-377. https://doi.org/10.1097/aud.0000000000000492

Background
Tinnitus is a phantom auditory sensation typified by subjective reports of a ringing or buzzing noise, and is associated with reduced quality of life and functional health status. Psychological therapies delivered by psychologists have be... Read More about Patients’ and Clinicians’ Views of the Psychological Components of Tinnitus Treatment That Could Inform Audiologists’ Usual Care: A Delphi Survey.

An economic evaluation of the healthcare cost of tinnitus management in the UK (2017)
Journal Article
Stockdale, D., McFerran, D., Brazier, P., Pritchard, C., Kay, T., Dowrick, C., & Hoare, D. J. (2017). An economic evaluation of the healthcare cost of tinnitus management in the UK. BMC Health Services Research, 17(577), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-017-2527-2

Background: There is no standard treatment pathway for tinnitus patients in the UK. Possible therapies include education and reassurance, cognitive behavioural therapies, modified tinnitus retraining therapy (education and sound enrichment), or ampli... Read More about An economic evaluation of the healthcare cost of tinnitus management in the UK.

A psychologically informed, audiologist-delivered, manualised intervention for tinnitus: protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility trial (Tin Man study) (2017)
Journal Article
Taylor, J. A., Hall, D. A., Walker, D.-M., McMurran, M., Casey, A., Stockdale, D., Featherstone, D., Thompson, D. M., MacDonald, C., & Hoare, D. J. (2017). A psychologically informed, audiologist-delivered, manualised intervention for tinnitus: protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility trial (Tin Man study). Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 3(1), Article 24. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-017-0137-8

Background

Chronic tinnitus is a common incurable condition often associated with depression, anxiety, insomnia and reduced quality of life. Within National Health Service (NHS) audiology in the United Kingdom (UK), no standard protocol currently... Read More about A psychologically informed, audiologist-delivered, manualised intervention for tinnitus: protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility trial (Tin Man study).

Pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of somatosensory tinnitus: a scoping review (2017)
Journal Article
Haider, H., Hoare, D. J., Costa, R. F., Potgieter, I., Kikidis, D., Lapira, A., Nikitas, C., Caria, H., Cunha, N. T., & Paco, J. C. (2017). Pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of somatosensory tinnitus: a scoping review. Frontiers in Neuroscience, https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2017.00207

Somatosensory tinnitus is a generally agreed subtype of tinnitus that is associated with activation of the somatosensory, somatomotor, and visual-motor systems. A key characteristic of somatosensory tinnitus is that is modulated by physical contact o... Read More about Pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of somatosensory tinnitus: a scoping review.

The natural history of subjective tinnitus in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of ‘no-intervention’ periods in controlled trials (2017)
Journal Article
Phillips, J., McFerran, D., Hall, D. A., & Hoare, D. J. (2018). The natural history of subjective tinnitus in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of ‘no-intervention’ periods in controlled trials. Laryngoscope, 128(1), https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.26607

Objectives

Tinnitus is a prevalent condition, but little has been published regarding the natural history of the condition. One technique for evaluating the long-term progression of the disease is to examine what happens to participants in the no-... Read More about The natural history of subjective tinnitus in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of ‘no-intervention’ periods in controlled trials.

Different teams, same conclusions?: a systematic review of existing clinical guidelines for the assessment and treatment of tinnitus in adults (2017)
Journal Article
Fuller, T., Haider, H., Kikidis, D., Lapira, A., Mazurek, B., Norena, A., Rabau, S., Lardinois, R., Cedderoth, C., Edval, N., Bruggemann, P., Nemholt, S., Kapandias, A., Lungaard, D., Hoare, D. J., & Cima, R. (2017). Different teams, same conclusions?: a systematic review of existing clinical guidelines for the assessment and treatment of tinnitus in adults. Frontiers in Psychology, 8, Article 206. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00206

Background: Though clinical guidelines for assessment and treatment of chronic subjective tinnitus do exist, a comprehensive review of those guidelines has not been performed. The objective of this review was to identify current clinical guidelines,... Read More about Different teams, same conclusions?: a systematic review of existing clinical guidelines for the assessment and treatment of tinnitus in adults.

Electrical stimulation of the ear, head, cranial nerve, or cortex for the treatment of tinnitus: a scoping review (2016)
Journal Article
Hoare, D. J., Adjamian, P., & Sereda, M. (2016). Electrical stimulation of the ear, head, cranial nerve, or cortex for the treatment of tinnitus: a scoping review. Neural Plasticity, 2016, Article 5130503. https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/5130503

Tinnitus is defined as the perception of sound in the absence of an external source. It is often associated with hearing loss and is thought to result from abnormal neural activity at some point or points in the auditory pathway, which is incorrectly... Read More about Electrical stimulation of the ear, head, cranial nerve, or cortex for the treatment of tinnitus: a scoping review.

A systematic review of techniques and effects of self-help interventions for tinnitus: Application of taxonomies from health psychology (2016)
Journal Article
Greenwell, K., Sereda, M., Coulson, N. S., El Refaie, A., & Hoare, D. J. (2016). A systematic review of techniques and effects of self-help interventions for tinnitus: Application of taxonomies from health psychology. International Journal of Audiology, 55(Sup 3), S79-S89. https://doi.org/10.3109/14992027.2015.1137363

Objective: Self-help interventions are followed by people independently with minimal or no therapist contact. This review aims to assess the effectiveness of self-help interventions for adults with chronic tinnitus and systematically identify the sel... Read More about A systematic review of techniques and effects of self-help interventions for tinnitus: Application of taxonomies from health psychology.