The Efficacy of Sound Therapy and Conventional Medical Treatment in the Treatment of Chronic Tinnitus： A Meta-analysis
10.3969/j.issn.1006-7299.2017.06.024
- VernacularTitle:声治疗与药物治疗慢性耳鸣疗效的Meta分析
- Author:
Yang JIANG
1
;
Qingquan HUA
;
Kun YANG
;
Jie REN
;
Feng ZENG
;
Jianfei SHENG
;
Zhijian ZHANG
;
Hongxia GUAN
Author Information
1. 武汉大学人民医院耳鼻咽喉头颈外科 武汉430060
- Keywords:
Tinnitus;
Sound therapy;
Medical therapy;
Meta analysis
- From:
Journal of Audiology and Speech Pathology
2017;25(6):651-655
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To compare the efficacy of sound therapy and conventional medical treatment in the treatment of chronic tinnitus.Methods CNKI,Wanfang database,Weipu database (VIP),Chinese biomedical literature database (CBM),Pubmed,Embase,OVID,SciVerse ScienceDirect and Cochrane library were used.The data were retrieved up to May 2017,and the relevant literature was screened according to the inclusion and emission standards.The quality of the literatures were analyzed and the data was extracted.Meta analysis was carried out by using Revman 5.2 software with total effective rate,tinnitus handicap inventory(THI) value and visual analogue scale(VAS) value.Results A total of 16 articles (1 594 patients) were included in the literature,including 14 articles in Chinese and 2 articles in English.The total effective rate in the sound therapy group were 86.42 ％ (by patients) and 80.50％ (by ears),while in conventional medical treatment group were 60.62％ (by patients),and 48.10％ (by ear),respectively[P＜0.01 (by patients),P＜0.01 (by ear)].The changes of THI value were analyzed before and after treatment,the difference was statistically significant(P＜0.01).The changes of VAS value were analyzed before and after treatment,the difference was statistically significant (P＜0.05).Conclusion Compared with conventional medical treatment,sound therapy can significantly improve the clinical efficacy of tinnitus treatment and reduce the symptoms in tinnitus patients.
