Evaluation Of Low-level Laser Therapy In Bilateral Tinnitus With Bilateral Sensorineural Hearing Loss | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences | ||||
| Article 34, Volume 22, Issue 22, January 2021, Page 1-5 PDF (265.36 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejentas.2021.67553.1330 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
akram Masry  1; Ali Mahrous2; Ahmed Elsamnody3
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| 1Department of ENT, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar university | ||||
| 2Department of ENT, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University | ||||
| 3ENT Department, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Sound perception in the ear without external source is defined as tinnitus. In recent years, low level laser therapy has been widely used in the treatment of tinnitus. Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of low level laser therapy in the treatment of bilateral subjective tinnitus concomitant with bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. Methods: A total of 30 patients with bilateral sensorineural hearing loss accompanied with bilateral subjective tinnitus collected from outpatient clinics of otorhinolaryngology department in Al-Azhar University hospitals and National Hearing and Speech Institute, during the period from September 2018 to December 2019. Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) & Visual Analogue Scales (VAS) were assessed. All the patients received Low-Level Laser Therapy in one ear and a placebo in the other ear. Follow-up period was for 3 and 6 months. Results: As regards VAS score, the mean of the active laser group of patients was (8) before the sessions which changed to (5.1) 3 months after completion of the sessions, while it worsened to (7.5) 6 months after completion of the sessions. As regards THI severity score, the mean of tinnitus handicap inventory was (54.7) before the sessions and became (38.1) 3 months after the sessions but worsened 6 months after the sessions (49.1). There was non-statistically significant change in VAS and THI score from baseline to 6 months post-intervention. Conclusion: Low-Level Laser Therapy for sensorineural tinnitus seemed to be a safe method in reducing the severity of tinnitus, but there was non-statistically significant difference from baseline to 6 months post-intervention. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| LASER; sensorineural hearing loss; subjective tinnitus | ||||
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