severe tinnitus
Conditions
Interventions
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Sponsors
Wakayama Medical University School of Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. The loudness of tinnitus evaluated by the hearing level (HL) is between 60 dB and 90 dB (60 dB <= Loudness of tinnitus (dB HL) <= 90 dB). 2. The averaged-hearing threshold of the subject is within 40 dB. 3. Subjects can exercise with bicycle ergometer. 4. Subjects can take medicine including antianxiety, hypnotic, and antidepressant in usual dose.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria are as follows: 1. pregnant or lactating women 2. mental disability taking psychotropic drug 3. neurosurgery disease 4. cardiovascular disease 5. respiratory disease 6. orthopedic disease in lower limb 7. patients treated for insulin 8. hearing-impaired patients including sudden hearing loss and Meniere&#39;s disease.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Visual analog scale of loudness (VAS-L) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Subjective loudness (SubL) Tinnitus measrures (Hearing level: HL) Pitch match method Visual analog scale of QOL (VAS-QOL) SF-36 (Health Related Quality of Life:HRQOL) Tinnitus handicap inventory (THI) Brain region related to symptom of tinnitus Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D) YG Personality Inventory State-Trait Anxiety Inventry-Form (STAI) Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) Daily activity | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactTakashi Ueyama
Wakayama Medical University School of Medicine Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
Outcome results
None listed