Is it possible to help people suffering from chronic subjective tinnitus with osteopathic treatments to improve their acceptance of their sound perception?
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- Title
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Is it possible to help people suffering from chronic
subjective tinnitus with osteopathic treatments to improve
their acceptance of their sound perception? - Author(s)
- Schlatte -Cehovin Bettina
- Abstract
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Research question: Is it possible to help people suffering from chronic subjective
Tinnitus by osteopathic treatment to improve their acceptance of their sound
perception?
Objective: This study examines the influence of osteopathic techniques on the
acceptance of the interfering noise in patients with chronic subjective tinnitus.
Methodology: Randomised controlled clinical trial. 41 patients with chronic
subjective tinnitus were allocated randomly into a treatment group (theese
participants received five osteopathic treatments - each three weeks apart) - and a
waiting/control group (the participants of this group did not receive any treatment
during the six to eight week waiting time). The Tinnitus Impairment Questionnaire
TBF 12 (Greimel et al, 2000) and the Visual Analogous Scale (VAS) were used as
measuring instruments of the tinnitus parameters (impairment, loudness and
annoyance levels of the tinnitus).
Results: With regard to the tinnitus impairment (TBF12) an average improvement of
45% was accomplished in the treatment group, however there was an insignificant
deterioration (4%) in the waiting group. There was a 38 per cent or rather a 48 per
cent average improvement in the treatment group with regard to the loudness and
the interference level of the tinnitus (VAS). In the waiting group the positive effects
were insignificant (plus 11% or 9%).
Conclusion: The results show that osteopathic treatments can have a positive
effect in the chronic stage of tinnitus. They should, however, also be examined by
more adequate studies with a larger number of patients over a longer period of
observation.
Key – words: chronic subjectiv tinnitus, clinical trial, osteopathic treatments,
improvements - presented at
- Wiener Schule für Osteopathie
- Date Accepted
- 2007
- Date Submitted
- 1.3.2007 00:00:00
- Type
- osteo_thesis
- Language
- English
- Number of pages
- 185
- Submitted by:
- 62
- Pub-Identifier
- 13397
- Inst-Identifier
- 781
- Keywords
- Tinnitus
- Recommended
- 0
- Medium
- Schlatte_engl.pdf
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- Schlatte_engl.pdf
Schlatte -Cehovin Bettina, “Is it possible to help people suffering from chronic subjective tinnitus with osteopathic treatments to improve their acceptance of their sound perception?”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed May 3, 2025, https://www.osteopathic-research.com/s/orw/item/3008