Background & objectives: The purpose of this study was evaluating the hearing status of tinnitus patients referred to our center. Materials & Methods: A total of 144 Patients, referred to our center by the end of December 2008 to June 2009, who have tinnitus complaints after initial examination and cleaning the ear duct in the audiology clinic were introduced and completed the questionnaire. A...

Objective: The aim of this study was to find out the prevalence of hypozincemia in patients suffering from Tinnitus and to investigate the effect of Zinc therapy upon the severity of Tinnitus. Material and Methods: We studied 66 who suffered from tinnitus, which were randomized to two groups according to the zinc level including < 50μg/dl and > 50μg /dl groups. The zinc level was measured in n...

Studies have established that the somatosensory system of the upper cervical region and head can be intimately involved in tinnitus. Tinnitus can arise directly from a disorder of the head and upper neck through activation of the somatosensory system. "Somatic testing" (a series of strong muscle contractions of the head and neck) can (1) modulate the tinnitus percept of approximately 80% of peo...

BACKGROUND Tinnitus is a frequent condition with high morbidity and impairment in quality of life. The pathophysiology is still incompletely understood. Electromagnetic fields are discussed to be involved in the multi-factorial pathogenesis of tinnitus, but data proofing this relationship are very limited. Potential health hazards of electromagnetic fields (EMF) have been under discussion for l...

Introduction: Tinnitus can have a significant effect on an individual’s quality of life, and is very difficult quantify. One of the most popular questionnaires used in this area is the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI). The aim of this study was to determine the reliability and validity of a Persian translation of the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI-P).   Materials and Methods: This prospectiv...

Objectives. We investigated factors that contribute to suppression of tinnitus after repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS). Methods. A total of 289 patients with tinnitus underwent active 1 Hz rTMS in the left temporoparietal region. A visual analog scale (VAS) was used to assess tinnitus loudness. All participants were interviewed regarding age, gender, tinnitus duration, lateral...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To determine the effect of cochlear implantation on tinnitus perception in patients with severe bilateral postlingual sensorineural hearing loss and to demonstrate possible differences between unilateral and bilateral cochlear implantation. STUDY DESIGN Prospective study. METHODS Thirty-eight adult patients were included in this prospective study, as part of a multicen...

It is well known that an occasional patient can change her/his tinnitus with a head or neck maneuver. However, it is unknown how widespread this attribute of tinnitus is. This study was undertaken to answer this question. We physically examined 70 consecutive patients seen in our tinnitus clinic for their ability to modify their tinnitus with 16 brief but forceful extremity or head and neck iso...

8. Acknowledgments While most people with tinnitus have elevated hearing thresholds, the correspondence between tinnitus and hearing loss is far from perfect (Fowler, 1944, 1965; Heller and Bergman, 1953). People with normal thresholds can have tinnitus, and people with identical thresholds in each ear can have unilateral tinnitus. This imperfect correspondence might result because some people ...

OBJECTIVE Patients suffering with tinnitus are often advised to accept the noise, but few studies have examined what tinnitus acceptance entails. The present project developed and tested a new instrument to assess the mindfulnessbased constructs of acceptance, control, and defeat, in relation to the experience of chronic tinnitus. METHOD Initial scale development involved an expert panel. Par...