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In this context, several kinds of filtered or modulated stimuli have been investigated. However, little research was conducted regarding the effect of stimulation length for brief acoustic tinnitus suppression.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The aim of the present study was to compare the extent of tinnitus suppression after a 20-minute and a 3-minute acoustic stimulation with an individual best stimulus. Three experimental sessions were completed by 33 participants with chronic subjective tinnitus. In the first two sessions, eight different individualized, filtered, and\/or amplitude-modulated stimuli were presented for 3\u00a0min each. For each participant, the stimulus which induced the strongest tinnitus loudness suppression (measured with a numeric rating scale in percent compared to baseline loudness) was chosen and then applied for 20\u00a0min in a third session.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>On a group level, no significant difference in tinnitus loudness suppression comparing the 3-minute and the 20-minute acoustic stimulation using the individual best stimulus was observed. However, individual response patterns revealed great diversity as 12 participants showed better suppression after the 20-minute stimulation,12 experienced worse tinnitus suppression and for 9 participants no distinct change was evident compared to 3-minute acoustic stimulation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Future research should try to characterize the subgroup of tinnitus patients that profits from prolonged acoustic stimulation and search for optimized simulation durations.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Trial registration<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This trial was retrospectively registered on 2026\/03\/04 at ClinicalTrials.gov (ID: NCT07472257).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s12883-026-04997-0","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,30]],"date-time":"2026-06-30T03:07:50Z","timestamp":1782788870000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["The longer, the better? 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