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Document Type

Meta Analysis

Abstract

Background: Tinnitus is regarded as a puzzling issue, and there are currently no generally agreed-upon solutions to basic concerns concerning its pathogenesis, course, and ideal therapy. Aim and objectives: to conduct a Meta analytic review of different types of treatment of tinnitus, to provide a better picture for the benefits and comparisons of efficacy of different types of tinnitus treatment, summarizing all types of treatment, providing the best appropriate treatment. Subjects and methods: This meta-analysis study included 33 studies were included 24 were RCT, 6 were prospective studies, 3 were retrospective studies. Among the 33 included studies there were a total number of cases were 1929, with mean age 55.9 years. Results: mean tinnitus duration was 88.7 months and bilateral tinnitus founded in 310 cases, mean Initial tinnitus frequency was 4840.8. The most common treatment used were non pharmacologic treatments followed by pharmacologic treatments. There was improvement in 383 cases, partial improvement in 87 cases and 79 cases shows no improvement. Conclusion: Non-pharmacological treatments of tinnitus seem to be associated with better outcome and less complications in comparison to the use of pharmacological therapies.

Keywords

Tinnitus Treatment; pharmacological treatments; Non-pharmacological treatments.

Subject Area

ENT

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