Self-help is an important part of managing chronic tinnitus. However, it should not stand alone, but rather be perceived as an accompaniment to a holistically oriented therapy.

It is important to note: tinnitus can quickly lead to social isolation and severely affect the lives of those affected. Support through contact and exchange of experiences with other sufferers in a self-help group, with friends or family helps to counteract this. Self-help meetings are offered in presence and increasingly also as digital discussion groups.

Sources:
1 Deutsche Gesellschaft für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Hals-Chirurgie e. V. (ed.), S 3-Leitlinie Chronischer Tinnitus, AWMF-Register-Nr. 017/064, Sept. 2021, p. 62 ff.: https://register.awmf.org/de/leitlinien/detail/017-064
2 Kofahl, C., Associations of collective self-help activity, health literacy and quality of life in patients with tinnitus, Patient Educ Couns, 101(12), Dec. 2018, PP. 2170-2178: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2018.07.001