Introduction: Tinnitus is a common otologic symptom that can seriously affect a patient’s quality of life. The purpose of the present study was to translate and validate the Iowa Tinnitus Handicap Questionnaire (THQ) into the Persian language, and to make it applicable as a tool for determining the effects of tinnitus on a patient’s life.   Materials and Methods: The main version of the THQ was...

INTRODUCTION The role of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of intra tympanic administration of Gentamicin(40 mgs/ml) and Dexamethasone 0.5 ml(4 mgs/ml) on hearing and tinnitus of patients who had recurrent acute attacks of vertigo, tinnitus and hearing loss. STUDY DESIGN 60 consecutive patients of Meniere's disease were randomly divided into 3 groups of twenty patients each. Group ...

introduction: tinnitus is a common otologic symptom that can seriously affect a patient’s quality of life. the purpose of the present study was to translate and validate the iowa tinnitus handicap questionnaire (thq) into the persian language, and to make it applicable as a tool for determining the effects of tinnitus on a patient’s life.   materials and methods: the main version of the thq was...

OBJECTIVE To assess the therapeutic benefit of gabapentin (Neurontin) for subjective idiopathic troublesome tinnitus. DESIGN An 8-week, double-blind, randomized clinical trial. SETTING Academic otolaryngology clinic in St Louis, Mo. SUBJECTS One hundred thirty-five subjects with severe idiopathic subjective tinnitus of 6 months' duration or longer. INTERVENTION Gabapentin, at a maintena...

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...

The objective of this study was to determine the reliability and validity of a Danish translation of the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI), a self-report measure of perceived tinnitus handicap. The Danish version of the THI was administered to 50 patients reporting tinnitus as their primary complaint or secondary to hearing loss. Construct validity was assessed using tinnitus symptom rating sca...

Background: Recently, various studies have been performed to examine the effect of neurofeedback on treating tinnitus. However, these studies reported different results. In this process, the nervous activity of the patient is evaluated. For example, the aspects associated with brain processes are extracted through temporal processing signs, and then auditory or visual feedback is given to t...

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...

INTRODUCTION Tinnitus is a difficult to treat symptom, with different responses in patients. It is classified in different ways, according to its origin and associated diseases. OBJECTIVE to propose a single and measurable classification of persistent tinnitus, through its perception as sounds of nature or of daily life and its comparison with pure tone or noise, of high or low pitch, present...

INTRODUCTION The present study investigated the relationship between the perceived tinnitus severity, depressive and anxiety symptoms in individuals with tinnitus. An attempt was also made to see if any relationship exists between the perceived tinnitus severity and the age, gender or hearing status of the sufferer. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fifty individuals (31 males, 19 females) with tinnitus ...