Lenire, a device that pairs sounds played through headphones with mild electrical pulses to the tongue, is now part of the updated U.S. clinical practice guideline for tinnitus. The guideline, from the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF), was published Oct. 12 in the journal Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.
The academy's patient flowchart says clinicians "may recommend bimodal neuromodulation" for adults with persistent, bothersome tinnitus. The guideline grades it an "option," its lowest level of positive recommendation, below "recommendation" and "strong recommendation," according to a summary of the guideline's key action statements. That signals a choice for some patients, not a first-line treatment for everyone.
