Review Article

Telemedicine in Tinnitus: Feasibility, Advantages, Limitations, and Perspectives

Table 1

Next steps to face the challenges of telemedicine for tinnitus.

Type of interventionChallenges

TeleaudiometryDevelopment and validation of software allowing calibrated and reliable teleaudiometry
Online support groupsDevelopment of support material for patients
Basic behavioral therapy toolsDevelopment of innovative behavioral therapy settings, self-explanatory, easy to use, and attractive and entertaining for patients (to increase adherence and avoid dropout)
Advanced behavioral therapy toolsIntegration of behavioral therapy concepts within virtual settings