Effectiveness of Tinnitus Retraining Therapy Based on Mobile Devices for Tinnitus Patients
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Background and Objectives Tinnitus retraining therapy (TRT) is a well-known effective method for tinnitus management by the brain to achieve habituation of tinnitus. The mobile device based TRT can let both clinicians patients be free from time space limitations secure cost-effectiveness. study aimed investigate whether mobile-based inferior or not conventional in treatment outcomes chronic subjective tinnitus.Subjects Method A prospective randomized controlled trial was conducted single tertiary hospital. Adult with were enrolled. Pure tone audiometry, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory [(STAI), axis1 axis2], Beck Depression Inventory, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, survey evaluated. Handicap (THI), Visual Analog Scale (VAS) tinnitus, Tnnitogram compared at start, then one month three months treatment. group subdivided into refractory group. Demographics, baseline severity, compliance comparatively analyzed.Results total 19 21 THI scores using VAS significantly reduced after Furthermore, STAI more improved than Also, statistically younger had higher understanding method.Conclusion could improve However, showed better outcome Mobile-based respect scores. different potential options that apply who cannot follow limited candidate. Further improvement would needed.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Korean journal of otorhinolaryngology-head and neck surgery
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2092-6529', '2092-5859']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3342/kjorl-hns.2022.00815