A Clinical Study of Sound Therapy and Psychological Counseling for Chronic Tinnitus Patients

VernacularTitle:声治疗结合心理咨询治疗慢性耳鸣
Author: Yi XU ; Mingxin WANG ; Fei REN ; Huifang ZHOU
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Tinnitus; Sound therapy; Psychological counseling
From: Journal of Audiology and Speech Pathology 2015;(4):358-360,361
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the clinical effects of sound therapy and psychological counseling on chronic tinnitus .Methods Two hundred and thirty - two cases of chronic tinnitus patients were treated with sound therapy and psychological counseling in this study .The time course of treatment was 12 months .Tinnitus Evalua‐tion Questionnaire(TEQ) was filled out before sound therapy ,3 ,6 and 12 months after the therapy to evaluate the effects .Results After the therapy ,the patients had a significant improvement in tinnitus symptoms .Before the therapy ,178 patients had severe tinnitus ,while after the therapy ,this number decreased obviously .In the end of treatment there were only 36 cases ,with severe tinnitus(15 .52% ) .After the 6 months treatment ,the effective rate was 79 .31% ,after 12 months the effective rate was 86 .21% .Conclusion Sound therapy and psychological counse‐ling are effective treatments for chronic tinnitus ,and the effects are stable and durable .