chronic tinnitus NL: chronische tinnitus, oorsuizen
Conditions
Interventions
rTMS: bilateral 1Hz, 110% MT, 2000 stimuli on five subsequent days.
Sponsors
Department of Otorhinolaryngology
University Medical Centre Utrecht
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Chronic, non fluctuating, tinnitus, demonstrated by means of the Diagnostic Protocol Tinnitus UMCU, of at least two months duration. 2. Age >18 years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Treatable cause of the tinnitus 2. Use of anticonvulsant medication or other psychotherapeutic drugs 3. History of epilepsy or family members with epilepsy 4. Presence of active migraine 5. Presence of psychiatric, severe internal or heart diseases or other neurologic diseases besides epilepsy 6. Metal objects in and around body that can not be removed 7. Pregnancy (will be tested on the first day of rTMS using a urine pregnancy test) 8. Alcohol or drug abuse 9. Prior treatment with TMS
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Tinnitus severity measured with the tinnitus questionnaire | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Tinnitus handicap inventory - VAS on burden, loudness, pitch, presence, variability and specific problems in daily life - Beck depression inventory - State trait anxiety index - tinnitus analysis (pitch, loudness, minimal masking level, residual inhibition) | — |
Contacts
Public ContactC.E.L. Hoekstra
University Medical Centre Utrecht Department of Otorhinolaryngology
Outcome results
None listed