Tinnitus – Related resources
08.02.2012 • Sonuncu dəyişiklik 13.02.2009
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Cochrane reviews
- Cognitive behavioural therapy appears to decrease the perceived global tinnitus severity, thus improving the quality of life at least in the short-term. It appears also to improve depression associated with tinnitus as compared to no treatment .
- Hyperbaric oxygen may improve hearing in early idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss but the clinical significance of the improvement is not clear. There is no evidence of a beneficial effect on tinnitus .
- Low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) may have limited effect in the treatment of tinnitus .
Other evidence summaries
- Alternative treatments (phytotherapy, homeopathy, acupuncture, other physical treatment modalities) appear to be ineffective for tinnitus .
Other Internet resources
- Benson A, McGuire J, Djalilian H, Hanks K, Robbins W. Tinnitus. eMedicine
Literature
- Brunger K. Managing tinnitus. J Fam Health Care 2008;18(2):47-8.