Condition 1: tinnitus. Condition 2: hearing loss. Tinnitus Conductive and sensorineural hearing loss
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: Group A- customize sound therapy will be provided together with LTA transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for 20 min , the current intensity of 2 mA will
Sponsors
University of social welfare and rehabilitation sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
25 Years to 55 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: sufferers with chronic and subjective tinnitus aged between 25-55 years the average hearing threshold are between 20-60 in frequencies between 2-8 KHz in at least 1 hear acoustic coverability of tinnitus not using hearingAIDS and not perfuming paralleled drug and non drug treatment at the same time as this research non-intensification of tinnitus in a residual inhibition assessment absence of pulsatile or multitone tinnitus absence of Meniere's disease or any fluctuation in hearing level absence of conductive and severe to profound hearing lost and obvious complaint of hyperacusis earn maximum points sever in HADS questionnaire earn points mild to sever in THI questionnaire complete the consent form to participate in the rehabilitation in the program
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: unwillingness to cooperate in each stage of the research no infection of neurologic legion epilepsy convulsions and no evidence of cardiovascular disease no taking sedatives
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quick-speech in noise test score. Timepoint: before the intervention- after the intervention- 1 and 3 months after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: the percentage of correctly expressed target words - the amount of SNR loss based on the calculation formula.;Dichotic digit test. Timepoint: before the intervention- after the intervention- 1 and 3 months after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: according to percentage of correct answers.;Pitch patern test. Timepoint: before the intervention- after the intervention- 1 and 3 months after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: according to percentage of correct answers.;Sustained attention score in the test of everyday attention (TEA-elevator counting). Timepoint: before the intervention- after the intervention- 1 and 3 months after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: according to percentage of correct answers.;Selective attention score in the test of everyday attention (TEA-elevator counting with distraction ). Timepoint: before the intervention- after the intervention- 1 and 3 months after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: according to percentage of correct answers.;N-back test. Timepoint: before the intervention- after the intervention- 1 and 3 months after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: according to percentage of correct answers.;Componence of electroencephalography (EEG). Timepoint: before the intervention- after the intervention. Method of measurement: with EEGlab software.;The score of Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) questionnaire. Timepoint: before the intervention- after the intervention- 1 and 3 months after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Score obtained out of 100.;Visual Analog Score (VAS) of tinnitus. Timepoint: before the intervention- after the intervention- 1 and 3 months after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Score obtained out of 10. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactManoosh Sobhani
University of social welfare and rehabilitation sciences
Outcome results
None listed