이명환자에 대한 기존 치료법과 병행한 경두개 직류전기 자극치료 효과 |
이아람1, 강보민1, 황인희1, 박성일2, 윤성희1, 이동명1 |
1동명이비인후과의원 2우송대학교 언어치료청각재활학부 |
The Effects of Bifrontal Transcranial Direct
Current Stimulation Combined
with Conventional Treatment for Tinnitus Patients |
A-Ram Lee1, Bo-Min Kang1, In-Hee Hwang1, Sung-Il Park2, Sung-Hee Yun1, Dong-Myung Lee1 |
1Dongmyung ENT Clinic, Busan, Korea 2Department of Speech-Language Therapy and Aural Rehabilitation, Woosong University, Daejeon, Korea |
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Received: September 1, 2015; Revised: October 6, 2015 Accepted: November 3, 2015. Published online: January 31, 2016. |
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ABSTRACT |
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to find out the efficacy of treatment of tinnitus when used Transcranial direct current stimulation
(tDCS) with existing methods such as Tinnitus Retraining Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Sound therapy and tympanic injection
therapy (dexa-methasone administration). Method: We collected data from sixty tinnitus patients excluding patients with any other
diseases. We divided sixty patients into two group, the control group and the experimental group. Thirty patients of the control group
were treated using only the existing methods, and thirty patients of the experimental group were treated using the existing methods
and tDCS together. Results: The control group showed a significant decrease in only Korea adaptation of Tinnitus Handicap Inventory
(K-THI) socre (p < 0.05) from 43.4 to 27.2. However, the experimental group showed a significant decrease in both K-THI score from
46.4 to 21.1 and tinnitus loudness from 14 dB sensation level (SL) to 8.8 dB SL (p < 0.05). The efficacy of tDCS in patients with tinnitus
could not be fully confirmed by the current study because of the limited number of patients, but this study demonstrated a significant
improvement of tinnitus intensity and K-THI score. Conclusion: tDCS is considered to be a promising tool for tinnitus management. |
Key Words:
Transcranial direct current stimulation, Tinnitus, Korean adaptation of Tinnitus Handicap Inventory, Tinnitus loudness. |
중심단어:
경두개 직류 전기 자극술· 이명·
한국어 번역판 이명 불편감 척도· 이명강도. |
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