Long-lasting total remission of tinnitus: A systematic collection of cases
| Autor: | Caroline da Cunha Alves Valim, Winfried Schlee, Tanit Ganz Sanchez |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Long lasting
Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Future studies business.industry Age and gender Clinical trial 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Treatment modality Structured interview otorhinolaryngologic diseases medicine Bilateral tinnitus medicine.symptom business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Tinnitus |
| Zdroj: | Progress in Brain Research ISBN: 9780128215869 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/bs.pbr.2020.05.023 |
| Popis: | Background: Clinical observation suggests that total remission of tinnitus may exist, but a systematic analysis of these cases is missing. We aimed to identify subjects with long lasting total remission of tinnitus. Methods: By publishing announcements, we included volunteers of any gender and age who have had daily perception of tinnitus for over 3 months and have been in total remission (lack of tinnitus perception, even in silence and with deliberate attention to it) for over 6 months. We excluded individuals in a state of habituation or masking. We applied a structured interview to standardize information about tinnitus and its remission. Follow-up interviews took place after 6, 12, and 18 months. Results: Eighty individuals (56 females; age = 54.2 ± 16.8 years) were included. History of bilateral tinnitus accounted for 51.4% of cases. Total remission occurred in subjects whose tinnitus lasted for 49.0 ± 73.5 months. Remission occurred gradually in 78.6% of cases and suddenly in 22%. During the further 18-month follow-up, 7.9% reported recurrence of tinnitus and 92.1% remained symptom free. Conclusion: Different than the knowledge obtained from clinical trials, this study showed that long-lasting total remission of tinnitus may occur. This status was reached by individuals of any gender and age range, with any location and duration of tinnitus, mostly as a gradual process. Future studies should better clarify how each treatment modality may achieve the best results. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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