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Asociación Colombiana de Otorrinolaringología y Cirugía de Cabeza y cuello, Maxilofacial y Estética Facial (ACORL)

2021, Number 3

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Acta de Otorrinolaringología CCC 2021; 49 (3)

Treatment of tinnitus with sound stimulator with frequency specificity

Guzmán DJE, Ordóñez OLE, Beltrán HJM, Valderrama PJX, González MNR, Forero LM, Forero AA

Language: Spanish
References: 16
Page: 184-188
PDF size: 165.69 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Introduction: tinnitus can affect the quality of life of a patient. Acoustic stimulation can be used as treatment when the cause of tinnitus is located in the cochlea. Objective: To determine changes in tinnitus perception before and after therapeutic intervention. Methodology: We performed a case series study. Patients with nonpulsatile tinnitus, with no improvement with medical therapy, and moderate to catastrophic grade were treated with the REVE 134™ system. A microaudiometry (67 frequencies) was performed to determine the cochlear regions affected. Patients with auditory thresholds ›60 dB, retrocochlear pathologies and who did not want to participate in the study were excluded. The variables studied were Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI), Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and Tinnitus Reaction Questionnaire (TQR), that were measured before, three and six months after treatment. Results: 11 patients (male: 5, women: 6) were included. In 5 of them, tinnitus was bilateral and in 6, unilateral. Pretreatment values were: THI = 61.4 ± 27.4, VAS = 6.9 ± 2.7 and TQR = 43.2 ± 31.9 (Kolmogorov-Smirnov, p › 0.05). We found improvement in tinnitus perception with the therapy, and this values had statistical significance (THI: 3rd month = 30.6 ± 21.1; 6th month = 19 ± 19.2), VAS (3rd month = 5.6 ± 2.3; 6th month = 3.5 ± 2.0), TQR (3rd month = 25.6 ± 20.0; 6th month =14.3 ± 19.9); repetitive measures of ANOVA (p = 0.007, p = 0.027, p = 0.037; respectively). Conclusion: Treatment with REVE 134™ was effective in patients with moderate to catastrophic tinnitus.


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