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Tinnitus clinical trials and research

• 24Clinical trials
• 22NIH research projects
• 1New in 30 days
• 15Countries

Newest Tinnitus clinical trials

All recruiting trials (24)

• DeepTMS for chronic tinnitus using different H-coils

  This study tests whether deep repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation with different H-coils can reduce tinnitus distress in adults with chronic tinnitus, compared to placebo.

  Recruiting University of Regensburg · Regensburg, Bavaria · NCT07885176

• Non-Invasive Neurofeedback for Tinnitus Distress

  This trial tests whether real-time neurofeedback training can reduce distress from tinnitus in adults with bothersome symptoms.

  Recruiting University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign · Urbana, Illinois · NCT07788638

• TRTL-913 in adults with tinnitus: safety and signals of benefit

  This trial tests TRTL-913 versus placebo in healthy adults and in adults with tinnitus to see if it is safe, tolerable, and potentially helpful for tinnitus patients.

  Recruiting Phase 2 Tortugas Neuroscience, Inc. · Newcastle, New South Wales and 9 other locations · NCT07777549

• Foot reflexology or ta-VNS for tinnitus in adults

  This trial tests whether foot reflexology, left-ear vagus nerve stimulation, or auricular acupressure can help reduce tinnitus symptoms in adults with tinnitus.

  Recruiting Tzu Chi University · Hualien City · NCT07711639

• Mild 8 dB hearing amplification for tinnitus in adults with normal hearing

  This test tries wearing hearing aids that add a small (8 dB) boost to see if they reduce tinnitus symptoms in adults with normal hearing.

  Recruiting Technical University of Denmark · Lyngby · NCT07489807

• Neck nerve electrical stimulation combined with sound-frequency training for chronic tonal tinnitus

  This trial tests whether pairing a safe electrical stimulation of the greater occipital nerve with an active sound-frequency training task can reduce tinnitus loudness and distress in adults with chronic tonal tinnitus.

  Recruiting University of Dublin, Trinity College · Dublin, Dublin · NCT07393880

• Deciding whether PTSD therapy or tinnitus therapy should come first for people with both conditions.

  This project will try giving either PTSD therapy first then tinnitus therapy, or tinnitus therapy first then PTSD therapy, in veterans and active-duty adults with PTSD and bothersome chronic tinnitus to see which order helps more.

  Recruiting The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio · San Antonio, Texas · NCT07106593

• Noninvasive ear cooling for tinnitus

  This trial will try a noninvasive mild ear cooling device called ReBound to see if a single 30-minute session plus up to six months of home use reduces chronic subjective tinnitus in adults.

  Recruiting Restorear Devices LLC · Miami, Florida · NCT07071480

• External mild-cooling therapy for chronic tinnitus

  This test will see if wearing a mild external cooling device for 30 minutes can reduce symptoms in adults 18–55 with constant subjective tinnitus.

  Recruiting Restorear Devices LLC · Bozeman, Montana · NCT07017998

• Mindfulness meditation for managing tinnitus distress

  This study is testing whether mindfulness meditation can help people with tinnitus feel better about their symptoms and reduce their distress.

  Recruiting University College London Hospitals · London · NCT06895824

• Low-intensity transcranial ultrasound for sleep disturbances in people with chronic tinnitus

  This will test whether two weeks of focused low-intensity transcranial ultrasound to deep brain areas can reduce tinnitus severity and improve sleep in people aged 60–80 with chronic tinnitus and poor sleep.

  Recruiting Chinese University of Hong Kong · Hong Kong, Hong Kong and 1 other locations · NCT06776705

• Lifestyle changes for older adults with metabolic syndrome and tinnitus

  This study is testing whether lifestyle changes like exercise and a low-calorie diet can help older adults with obesity, metabolic syndrome, and tinnitus feel better and improve their health.

  Recruiting at 2 sites Cairo University · Dokki, Giza Governorate and 1 other locations · NCT06702085

• Evaluating a Tinnitus Implant for Chronic Tinnitus Relief

  This study is testing a new implant for adults with chronic tinnitus to see if it can help reduce their symptoms and improve their quality of life.

  Recruiting at 2 sites Cochlear · Edegem, Belgium and 1 other locations · NCT06641999

• Low-dose transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for tinnitus

  This study will test whether low-dose transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can reduce how loud or distressing tinnitus is for adults with subjective tinnitus.

  Recruiting University of Nottingham · Nottingham · NCT06628414

• Effects of a Mindfulness App on Mental Health in Children with Tinnitus and Misophonia

  This study is testing if a virtual reality mindfulness app can help improve mental health for kids aged 10 to 18 who have severe tinnitus and misophonia.

  Recruiting University of Colorado, Denver · Aurora, Colorado · NCT06493825

• Exploring acupuncture effects on chronic tinnitus and brain function

  This study is testing whether acupuncture can help people with chronic tinnitus feel better and improve their brain function compared to healthy individuals.

  Recruiting The Third Affiliated hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University · Hangzhou · NCT06401993

• Using machine learning to predict acupuncture's effectiveness for tinnitus

  This study is testing whether machine learning can help predict how well acupuncture works for people with tinnitus by looking at their brain activity during treatment.

  Recruiting The Third Affiliated hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University · Hangzhou, Zhejiang · NCT06364670

• Comparing Lemborexant, Zopiclone, and Clonidine for treating insomnia in chronic pain patients

  This study is testing whether Lemborexant, Zopiclone, or Clonidine can help people with chronic pain sleep better and manage their pain.

  Recruiting Salem Anaesthesia Pain Clinic · Surrey, British Columbia · NCT05618002

• Cochlear implants and their effects on tinnitus symptoms

  This study is testing whether cochlear implants can help reduce tinnitus symptoms in people with hearing loss by using electrical stimulation.

  Recruiting Chinese PLA General Hospital · Beijing, France · NCT05453019

• Exploring treatments for somatosensory tinnitus

  This study is testing different treatments, including physical therapy and sound therapy, to see which one helps people with somatosensory tinnitus, a type of ringing in the ears that changes with head and neck movements.

  Recruiting VA Office of Research and Development · Portland, Oregon · NCT05434637

• Understanding the effects of tinnitus on cognitive and emotional functioning in patients with epilepsy

  This study is trying to see how tinnitus affects thinking and emotions in people with epilepsy who have had surgery, by comparing those with tinnitus to those without.

  Recruiting at 2 sites Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris · Paris and 1 other locations · NCT04717388

• Investigating how IV lidocaine affects tinnitus using fMRI

  This study is testing if an IV lidocaine treatment can change brain activity and help people with tinnitus feel better.

  Recruiting Early Phase 1 Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary · Boston, Massachusetts · NCT04192773

• Acoustic and Electrical Stimulation for Tinnitus

  Researchers are testing whether specific sounds or electrical stimulation of the inner ear can reduce or eliminate tinnitus in adults who have had it for at least six months.

  Recruiting University of California, Irvine · Irvine, California · NCT03511807

• Implantation of an Auditory Brainstem Implant for Unilateral Tinnitus Treatment

  This study is testing whether an auditory brainstem implant can help people with severe ringing in one ear feel better by reducing their tinnitus symptoms.

  Recruiting University Medical Center Groningen · Groningen · NCT02630589

NIH-funded research (22)

Early-stage science funded by the US National Institutes of Health. Most of these projects don't enroll patients, but they show what is being worked on.

• Understanding how stress and arousal relate to tinnitus using eye and skin signals

  Researchers will test whether easy-to-measure signals like pupil size and skin conductance can reflect how distressing tinnitus feels in adults, especially Veterans.

  NIH research James H Quillen VA Medical Center · Mountain Home, United States · NIH-11511699

• Understanding why age-related hearing loss and tinnitus happen in diverse groups

  A study aims to find genetic reasons behind age-related hearing loss and tinnitus in African ancestry and Latino populations.

  NIH research Columbia University Health Sciences · New York, United States · NIH-11411379

• Subjective and Somatic Tinnitus: Finding Objective Brain Signals with a Special fNIRS Scan

  This grant tests a brain-imaging approach to identify objective brain signals in people with tinnitus, including those whose phantom sounds change with jaw or head movements.

  NIH research University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, United States · NIH-11392954

• Hormones, gut bacteria, and blood markers linked to tinnitus in women

  This study looks at how hormones, gut microbes, and metabolic signals relate to the start and possible remission of tinnitus in women.

  NIH research Brigham and Women's Hospital · Boston, United States · NIH-11339920

• Understanding age-related hearing loss and tinnitus in diverse communities

  This project looks for genetic changes linked to age-related hearing loss and ringing in the ears using large whole-genome datasets, focusing especially on people of African and Latino backgrounds.

  NIH research Columbia University Health Sciences · New York, United States · NIH-11245290

• Diagnosing and treating tinnitus linked to head, neck, or jaw problems

  This project develops a screening test and a physical-therapy treatment for people—especially Veterans—whose tinnitus changes with head, neck, jaw, or eye movements.

  NIH research Portland VA Medical Center · Portland, United States · NIH-11220705

• Notched Noise Therapy for Tinnitus Relief

  This project explores a special sound therapy called Notched Noise Therapy to help Veterans who experience ringing in their ears, also known as tinnitus.

  NIH research Durham VA Medical Center · Durham, United States · NIH-11191393

• Detecting brain signals linked to subjective and somatic tinnitus with near-infrared imaging

  This project uses safe, noninvasive near-infrared brain imaging to find objective brain activity linked to regular tinnitus and head-or-jaw–modulated somatic tinnitus in people who experience these sounds.

  NIH research University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, United States · NIH-11189596

• Using mild cooling to relieve tinnitus symptoms

  This study is exploring a new, gentle cooling treatment to help adults with tinnitus feel better by using a special device, and it aims to find a non-drug option for those struggling with this bothersome condition.

  NIH research Restorear Devices, LLC · Bozeman, UNITED STATES · NIH-11184989

• Genes behind ringing in the ears and hearing loss

  This project looks for genetic differences that may explain why some people, especially veterans, develop tinnitus (ringing in the ears) and hearing loss.

  NIH research VA San Diego Healthcare System · San Diego, United States · NIH-11131057

• Understanding bothersome ringing in the ears using body responses

  This project aims to find new ways to measure how much ringing in the ears, or tinnitus, bothers Veterans, using physical signs like pupil changes and skin responses.

  NIH research James H Quillen VA Medical Center · Mountain Home, United States · NIH-11072062

• A new device to improve the diagnosis of Pulsatile Tinnitus

  This study is testing a new device called Phonocath that aims to make it easier and more comfortable for people with Pulsatile Tinnitus to get diagnosed, helping doctors find out what's causing the sounds you hear that match your heartbeat.

  NIH research Vdf Industries INC · Burlingame, United States · NIH-11070171

• Understanding different types of tinnitus using brain imaging techniques

  This study is looking at tinnitus, the ringing or noise in your ears that can come with hearing and mental health challenges, to better understand the different ways it affects people by using brain scans, which could help improve how we diagnose and treat it.

  NIH research Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, United States · NIH-11031484

• Creating tools to help diagnose and treat somatosensory tinnitus in veterans

  This study is looking at a type of tinnitus that can be affected by how you move your head, neck, or jaw, and it aims to create a simple test to help identify it and find better treatments for veterans dealing with this issue, so they can feel better in their daily lives.

  NIH research Portland VA Medical Center · Portland, United States · NIH-10938002

• Evaluating how the body's response relates to distressing tinnitus.

  This study is looking at how the body's reactions to stress are connected to the distress caused by tinnitus in Veterans, and it aims to find better ways to understand and help those who experience this condition.

  NIH research James H Quillen VA Medical Center · Mountain Home, United States · NIH-10928371

• Understanding the genetics of tinnitus and its link to hearing loss

  This study is looking at how our genes might play a role in tinnitus and hearing loss, especially in veterans, by examining a lot of different data to find out what specific genetic traits are linked to these issues.

  NIH research VA San Diego Healthcare System · San Diego, United States · NIH-10911034

• Investigating the causes and risk factors of persistent tinnitus

  This study is looking for answers about what causes ongoing tinnitus, which affects more than 50 million people in the U.S., by examining biological and genetic factors in a large group of participants, with the hope of finding better treatments and ways to prevent it.

  NIH research Brigham and Women's Hospital · Boston, United States · NIH-10892938

• Exploring how blast exposure affects tinnitus and memory problems in veterans

  This study is looking at how tinnitus, or ringing in the ears, might affect memory in veterans who have been exposed to blasts, and it hopes to find ways to help improve both tinnitus and memory problems.

  NIH research VA Western New York Healthcare System · Buffalo, United States · NIH-10863267

• Investigating the brain's response to different types of tinnitus.

  This study is looking at tinnitus, a condition where people hear sounds that aren't there, to better understand how it works and how it relates to hearing loss and head movements, using special brain imaging to find out what’s happening in the brain.

  NIH research University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, United States · NIH-10859739

• Understanding the genetic causes of hearing loss and tinnitus in older adults

  This study is looking at how our genes might affect hearing loss and ringing in the ears as we get older, using information from 500,000 people in the UK, to help us understand these issues better and find ways to help older adults.

  NIH research Columbia University Health Sciences · New York, United States · NIH-10685471

• Understanding how brain activity relates to tinnitus and emotional distress

  This study is looking at how certain brain cells might be acting too much in people with tinnitus, which causes them to hear sounds that aren't really there, and it's trying to find new treatments that could help make those sounds less bothersome.

  NIH research Northeast Ohio Medical University · Rootstown, United States · NIH-10542841

• Understanding the genetic factors and audiological measures related to tinnitus

  This study is looking at young adults with tinnitus, a condition where you hear sounds that aren't actually there, to see if certain genes or hearing traits might make some people more likely to develop it.

  NIH research University of Iowa · Iowa City, United States · NIH-10359459

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Quick answers

How many Tinnitus clinical trials are recruiting right now?

24, as of November 12, 2026. 1 of them was first registered in the last 30 days. We update this list each time we refresh our data from ClinicalTrials.gov.

Where are these trials running?

In 15 countries. The most sites are in United States (8 trials), China (3 trials), Netherlands (2 trials), United Kingdom (2 trials), Egypt (1 trial). Each study page lists its sites and which ones are recruiting.

What phases are they in?

Early Phase 1: 1, Phase 2: 1. Trials with no phase listed are usually device, behavioural or observational studies.

How do I join one?

Open a study, check the "Is this trial a fit for you?" section, then contact the study team listed on the page. They will ask a few screening questions. Asking is free and does not commit you to anything. Talk it over with your doctor first.

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