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The reductions in the TFI were correlated with improvements in a mixed auditory\u2013visual task (Comprehensive Attention Battery\n                      <jats:sup>\u00ae<\/jats:sup>\n                      ; NeuropsychWorks, Inc., Greensboro, NC) and reduction in N1 auditory-evoked potential latency to stimuli remote from tinnitus pitch.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The results suggest that the attention training game may have reduced focus on the tinnitus, potentially through improved selective attention. \u201cTerrain\u201d was superior to \u201cTetris\u201d in the population tested and therefore shows promise as a management option for tinnitus. 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