Tinnitus
Conditions
Brief summary
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is already broadly used in different areas of neuroscience research. Last year, special attention was drawn to TMS in tinnitus. The aim of the researchers' study is to investigate the stimulation characteristics of TMS in tinnitus patients, in particularly the effect of tonic and burst stimulation of the superior temporal lobe.
Interventions
PROCEDURETMS transcranial magnetic stimulation
200 pulses of tonic TMS (see Graph 1) were administered with an intensity at 50% of the maximal TMS device output (50%DO). The frequency of the tonic pulses was randomly chosen between 1Hz, 5Hz, 10Hz or 20Hz. Burst stimulation was delivered at a burst frequency of 5, 10 or 20Hz. Each burst consisted of 3, 5 or 10 pulses. The individual pulse rate within a burst was 50 or 100Hz.
Sponsors
University Hospital, Antwerp
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 78 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients presented to our Multidisciplinary Tinnitus Clinic with tinnitus as a main complaint.
Exclusion criteria
* Patients with known history of epilepsy, pacemakers, cochlear implants, neurostimulators or intracerebral pathology were excluded from the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| VAS visual analogue scale | immediately before and immediately after single session TMS |
Countries
Belgium
Outcome results
None listed