tinnitus
Conditions
Interventions
All patients will will undergo a complete otorrhynolaringological visit, tonal and vocal audiometry and imitanciometry. Patients will answer the tinnitus handicap inventiry, beck depression and anxiet
Procedure/surgery
E02.621.820
Sponsors
Instituto de Psiquiatria Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Instituto de Psiquiatria Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age between 18 and 75 years of age. Presence of tinnitus between 6 months and 5 years. Moderate to catastrophic annoyance with tinnitus measured by the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory. Normal hearing test or sensorineural hearing loss compatible with age.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Objective tinnitus. Incapability to answer the scales and questionnaires. Neurologic or cognitive diseases. External or middle ear disease. Tinnitus with specific treament of the basic cause as thyroid hormones, somatossensory tinnitus. Use of pacemakers or metallic components in the head and neck region. Pregnancy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Tinnitus Handicap Inventory reduction higher than 7 points | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Tinnitus loudness and minimal masking level reduction higher than 3 dB and visual analog scale reduction higher than 3 points | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactPatricia Linhares Pinto
Instituto de Psiquiatria Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Outcome results
None listed