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, vol.120, no.6, pp.442-445, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 120 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2006
  • Doi Number: 10.1017/s0022215106000910
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF LARYNGOLOGY AND OTOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.442-445
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: No

Abstract

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.