ArticleJournal of audiology & otology2017
Combined Bifrontal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Tailor-Made Notched Music Training in Chronic Tinnitus.
Article in Journal of audiology & otology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04551404 (Transcranial Electrical and Acoustic Stimulation for Tinnitus), which is not on this map. Cited by 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Transcranial Electrical and Acoustic Stimulation for Tinnitus: A Randomized Double Blind Clinical Trial
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Efficacy of tailor-made notched music training (TMNMT) in the treatment of tinnitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2024Pooled it
- Music Therapy and Tinnitus Treatment: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International archives of otorhinolaryngology · 2026Review
- Effect of Simultaneous Use of Neuromodulation and Acoustic Stimulation in the Management of Tinnitus.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2024Article
- Activate & fire: a feasibility study in combining acoustic stimulation and continuous theta burst stimulation in chronic tinnitus.BMC neurology · 2023Article
- State of the art: non-invasive electrical stimulation for the treatment of chronic tinnitus.Therapeutic advances in chronic disease · 2023Review
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- Clinical characteristics of subjective idiopathic tinnitus and preliminarily analyses for the effect of tinnitus multielement integration sound therapy.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2021Article
- [Improving the role of rTMS and tDCS in the treatment of chronic tinnitus by combining other rehabilitation techniques].Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery · 2021Review
- Comparison of Treatment Outcome between Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) and Transcutaneous Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in Intractable Tinnitus.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Tinnitus and Brain Stimulation.Current topics in behavioral neurosciences · 2021Article
- Altered functional connectivity of the thalamus in tinnitus patients is correlated with symptom alleviation after sound therapy.Brain imaging and behavior · 2020Article
- Somatic Modulation in Tinnitus: Clinical Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes.The journal of international advanced otology · 2020Article
- Non-Invasive Neuromodulation for Tinnitus.Journal of audiology & otology · 2020Review
- Beyond Hearing Loss: Does Tinnitus Cause Cognitive Impairment?Clinical and experimental otorhinolaryngology · 2020Article
- Auditory Neural Plasticity in Tinnitus Mechanisms and Management.Neural plasticity · 2020Review
- Adjunctive Role of Bifrontal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Distressed Patients with Severe Tinnitus.Journal of Korean medical science · 2019Article
- Baseline Functional Connectivity Features of Neural Network Nodes Can Predict Improvement After Sound Therapy Through Adjusted Narrow Band Noise in Tinnitus Patients.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2019Article
- Individual Reliability of the Standard Clinical Method vs Patient-Centered Tinnitus Likeness Rating for Assessment of Tinnitus Pitch and Loudness Matching.JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery · 2018Article
- A Pilot Study of Peripheral Muscle Magnetic Stimulation as Add-on Treatment to Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Chronic Tinnitus.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2018Article
- The Pathological Mechanisms and Treatments of Tinnitus.Discoveries (Craiova, Romania)Review
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectivesWe evaluated the short-term treatment outcomes of combined bifrontal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and tailor-made notched music training (TMNMT) in tinnitus patients. The associations of patient characteristics with treatment responsiveness were investigated. SUBJECTS AND
methodsFour sessions of bifrontal tDCS (F4: anode, F3: cathode) and TMNMT were conducted over a 2-week period in tinnitus patients. For tDCS, the stimulation intensity was 1.5 mA and the duration was approximately 20 min. During tDCS, patients listened to music lacking the frequency band within 1 octave of the tinnitus frequency. Patients were also instructed to listen to this music at home for at least 2 hours per day. One month after the final tDCS session, loudness (LD), awareness (AW), annoyance (AN), and effect on life (EL) of tinnitus were assessed subjectively using a visual analog scale.
resultsA total of 14 patients were enrolled in this study. After treatment, a 50% or greater improvement in AN, AW, EL, and LD was observed in 57.1, 42.9, 35.7, and 28.6% of patients, respectively. Furthermore, 78.6% of patients showed a 50% or greater improvement in their tinnitus handicap inventory scores. For AN, the absence of sleep disturbance was significantly associated with treatment responsiveness (
conclusionsCombined bifrontal tDCS and TMNMT is a promising treatment for chronic tinnitus. To maximize the treatment outcomes of this therapy, sleep disturbances should also be addressed in candidate patients.
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