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- Title
RESULTS OF TENS APPLICATION IN THE CERVICAL REGION IN PATIENTS WITH SUBJECTIVE TINNITUS (PRELIMINARY STUDY).
- Authors
Aksoy, Şüheda; Aydoğun, Zehra; Müjdeci, Banu; Atan, Doğan; Dere, Hacı Hüseyin
- Abstract
AIM: The aim of this study was to evaluate the results of TENS application in the cervical region in patients with subjective tinnitus. MATERIALS and METHODS: Six patients with subjective tinnitus were included in this study. The pure tone audiometry, speech audiometry, impedance audiometry, the measurement of tinnitus pitch and loudness matching, minimal masking levels and residual inhibition were carried out in all patients. Tinnitus participants were also completed the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), The World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL). TENS treatment were applied to cervical region 15 minutes per day for ten days. The initial measures and assessments were repeated after treatment. RESULTS: The mean pretreatment THI emotional, mean THI total and mean VAS tinnitus scores were 22.66±6.40, 68.66±18.3, 6.20±1.37, respectively. The mean postreatment THI emotional, mean THI total and mean VAS tinnitus scores were 14.33±8.43, 50.66±22.36, 4.76±1.69, respectively. The mean THI emotional, THI total scores and VAS tinnitus scores showed significant difference between pre and post treatment (p<0.05). CONCLUSION: THI and VAS tinnitus scores were significantly improved in patients with subjective tinnitus after TENS treatment.
- Subjects
TINNITUS; SPEECH audiometry; IMPEDANCE audiometry; QUALITY of life; TINNITUS treatment; WORLD Health Organization; PATIENTS
- Publication
Journal of International Advanced Otology, 2015, Vol 11, p22
- ISSN
1308-7649
- Publication type
Article