The Value of EMDR in the Treatment of Tinnitus

"Tinnitus Retraining Therapy:~TRT is a therapy developed by Prof. Pawel Jastrebroff and Dr. Jonathan Hazell. During the counseling, the patient is educated about the work mechanism of tinnitus and how to deal with the emotional and physical responses. The main goal is to habituate to the sound of the ringing in the ears.~Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing:~This is a scientifically, psychotherapeutic approach, developed in 1987 by Francine Shapiro. EMDR represents a specific method within a wider theoretical model called 'Adaptive Information Processing (AIP)'. Within the treatment bilateral stimulation is used i.e. visual, auditory and tactile stimuli can be used to stimulate both the left - and the right hemisphere."

"Tinnitus Retraining Therapy:~TRT is a therapy developed by Prof. Pawel Jastrebroff and Dr. Jonathan Hazell. During the counseling, the patient is educated about the work mechanism of tinnitus and how to deal with the emotional and physical responses. The main goal is to habituate to the sound of the ringing in the ears.~Cognitive Behavioral Therapy:~CBT is the combination of behavioral therapy with interventions that have been developed from cognitive psychology. The founders of CBT are Aaron Beck and Albert Ellis. The core idea is the assumption that so-called negative cognitions are responsible for dysfunctional behavior. The techniques used in the cognitive behavioral therapy focus on changing the content of these irrational cognitions."