Analysis of the effects and predictors of tailor‐made notched music therapy for chronic idiopathic tinnitus patients: our experience with 70 patients

1. TMNMT can improve the self-assessment scores of patients with chronic idiopathic tinnitus after three months of treatment. 2. The therapeutic effect of TMNMT was not affected by gender, the side of the ear affected by tinnitus, the hearing level of the ear affected by tinnitus, tinnitus frequency,tinnitus duration or tinnitus loudness. 3. Age and initial THI/VAS scores can be used as predictive factors for the treatment outcome of TMNMT. 4. The study is valuable for clinicians in identifying suitable patients with chronic idiopathic tinnitus as candidates to receive TMNMT. 5. The study was conducted in only one hospital, and the treatment effect was monitored for only three months. A larger sample size, a multicentre study, and a long treatment time are required to investigate the efficacy of treatment and the factors that predict the therapeutic effects in future studies.