... was closed within 10 dB in 63 (78.8%) cases. Preoperatively, tinnitus was present in 70% of patients, of which 66% reported that tinnitus was a moderate or severe problem. Postoperatively, 71% of patients experienced a significant reduction in tinnitus severity and 34% of them reported complete disappearance...

...Huseyin Deniz; Yildirim Ahmet Bayazit; Elif Tugba Sarac Introduction: Tinnitus is a widely seen otological symptom that interferes with daily activities and causes discomfort. Tinnitus treatments can be classified into 4 main groups: pharmacological treatments, cognitive and behavioral therapy...

...Elif Tugba Sarac; Merve Ozbal Batuk; Isa Tuncay Batuk; Semsettin Okuyucu Introduction: Tinnitus is prevalent in 66–88% of cochlear implant users. The reason for this high prevalence is that hearing impairment is the most common cause of tinnitus. Objective: This study aims to determine the effect...

...Beata Dziendziel; Henryk Skarzynski; Elzbieta Gos; Piotr H. Skarzynski Background: Stapes surgery is a common method of treatment of otosclerosis, and its effectiveness is reported based on audiometric hearing thresholds. Audiometric tests do not gauge the impact of tinnitus severity and auditory...

...Juen-Haur Hwang; Yin-Ching Chan The purpose of this study was to investigate the mRNA expression of the dopamine receptor 1A (DR1A) and cannabinoid receptor 1 (CR1) genes in mice with tinnitus. Sixteen 3-month-old male SAMP8 mice were randomly and equally divided into two groups (8 mice in each...

...Saad Elzayat; Hossam El-Sherif; Hassan Hegazy; Takwa Gabr; Abdel-Rahman El-Tahan Background: Tinnitus is an annoying problem and until now there is no consensus on its treatment. Aims: In this prospective study, we evaluated the effectiveness of intratympanic lidocaine and dexamethasone (ITLD...

...Egisto Molini; Mario Faralli; Lucia Calzolaro; Giampietro Ricci The aim of this work was to ascertain any differences in the effectiveness of rehabilitation therapy in relation to the presence or absence of a known negative reinforcement responsible for the tinnitus-related pathology. Between 1...

... were not considered to be positive. Patients with a pretreated hearing loss for more than 3 months had markedly less benefit from HBO therapy. Two percent regained normal hearing function. In 30% an improvement of more than 10 dB was achieved. For patients who had suffered from tinnitus for less than 3...

...B. Kellerhals; R. Zogg Growing rats were exposed to noise and/or tinnitus-producing drugs (sodium salicylate, quinine, gentamycin). Growth inhibition or weight loss was absent or significantly lower in the noise-only and salicylate-only/ quinine-only groups than in the groups exposed to both noise...

...N.Y. Salama; P. Bhatia; P.J. Robb A prospective single-blind, placebo-controlled trial was effected in 30 patients presenting to an out-patient clinic complaining principally of tinnitus. Over a 6-week period, the subjects were assessed by routine audiometry and subjective reporting of change...

... or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Tinnitus Anoxia Spontaneous discharge Aspirin ORL 1990;52:211-217 © 1990 S. Karger AG...

...Jan H. Hulshof; Pieter Vermeij A double-blind controlled trial on the use of oral carbamazepine in the treatment of tinnitus is reported. The effects of carbamazepine and intravenous lidocaine on tinnitus were compared. Carbamazepine had less effect than the placebo. © 1985 S. Karger AG, Basel...

...Jan H. Hulshof; Pieter Vermeij The suppressive effect of flunarizine on tinnitus was assessed in a double-blind trial in 50 patients with tinnitus due to various causes. The duration of the study was 6 weeks. Serum levels of the drug were determined. The patient’s subjective assessment...

...Derald E. Brackmann; Robert G. Anderson Every otolaryngologist confronts the problem of therapy for Ménière’s disease. Although the classic triadic symptoms of episodic vertigo, tinnitus and fluctuating sensorineural hearing loss are well known, an effective and permanent method of relief from...

...Leif Lyttkens; Bengt Larsson; Sven-Anders Wästerström To elucidate the question whether lidocaine reduces tinnitus by a central or by a peripheral mechanism of action, its effect on tinnitus was compared with that of QX-572, a quaternary ammonium derivative of lidocaine which does not readily...

...Bengt Larsson; Leif Lyttkens; Sven-Anders Wästerström Tocainide, an amine analogue of lidocaine, which can be taken orally, was tested on 9 patients with severe tinnitus. 6 patients responded to the drug. In 4 patients the effect ceased after about 2 weeks despite continuous medication. 2 patients...

...Isamu Watanabe; Hidehaku Kumagami; Yoshiaki Tsuda The authors observed eight cases of intermittent tinnitus which appeared during the course of recovery from peripheral facial nerve paralysis of various etiology. The tinnitus occurred whenever a certain mimicfacial muscle contracted voluntarily...

...Osman Kapkın; Bulent Satar; Sertac Yetiser Aim: The effect of the transcutaneous application of the electrical stimulus on tinnitus perception has been reviewed in a placebo-controlled, randomized and comparative analysis to eventually determine the outcome of the therapeutic role of the therapy...

...D. Alpini; A. Cesarani Stress is a significant factor influencing the clinical course of tinnitus. Auditory system is particularly sensitive to the effects of different stress factors (chemical, oxidative, emotional, etc.). Different stages of reaction (alarm, resistance, exhaustion) lead...

... status and quality of life for dizziness and tinnitus, which have been traditionally difficult to quantify. Increasing familiarity with these outcomes tools will allow investigators to accurately assess and compare treatments for these otologic diseases and justify treatment initiatives in the future...