Treatment of tinnitus with transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation improves patients' quality of life

AYDEMIR G., Tezer M. S., BORMAN P., BODUR H., UNAL A.

JOURNAL OF LARYNGOLOGY AND OTOLOGY, cilt.120, sa.6, ss.442-445, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 120 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1017/s0022215106000910
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF LARYNGOLOGY AND OTOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.442-445
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Objectives: Tinnitus can adversely affect patients' quality of life. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) may be effective in the management of tinnitus. No study has investigated the efficacy of TENS for the management of tinnitus by means of quality of life measures. In this study, we evaluated the efficacy of TENS for the management of tinnitus symptoms by using the visual analogue scale (VAS), tinnitus handicap inventory test, Nottingham health profile (NHP) and short form-36 (SF-36) questionnaires.