The long-term rehabilitation effects for treating tinnitus by tinnitus masking combined with counseling.
- Author:
Zhaoli MENG
1
;
Ke XU
;
Yong TAO
;
Maoni LI
;
Yun ZHENG
;
Kai WANG
Author Information
1. Hearing Center/Hearing and Speech Science Laboratory of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Speech and Language Lab, Chengdu, 610016, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Adult;
Aged;
Counseling;
Female;
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Perceptual Masking;
Tinnitus;
psychology;
rehabilitation;
therapy;
Treatment Outcome;
Young Adult
- From:
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
2012;26(19):871-873
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To study the long-term rehabilitation effects for treating tinnitus by tinnitus masking combined with counseling.
METHOD:Complete the tinnitus handicap inventory(THI) for participants before treatment and after six months, 1 year, 2 years, 3 years.
RESULT:Eighty-six tinnitus patients participated. Nine participants and sixteen, twenty-six, sixteen participants drop-up during the follow up after half-year, 1 year, 2 years, 3 years separately. The percentage of participants whose THI score decreased more than or equal to 20 are 66%, 56%, 40%, 48% after half year, 1 year, 2 years, 3 years respectively.
CONCLUSION:The tinnitus related handicap improved by tinnitus masking combined with counseling after 1 year. The drop-out rate was increase after follow-up 1 year. The long-term rehabilitation effects for tinnitus treatment is still needed.
