Effects of Yoga Exercise on Participates With Tinnitus

Launched by DALIN TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL · May 29, 2018

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Tinnitus is the auditory phantom sensation in the absence of external sound stimulation. Tinnitus that persisted more than six months without improvement can be called chronic tinnitus. One report proposed the neurophysiological model of tinnitus. In addition, tinnitus patients suffered from insomnia, irritability, anxiety and/or depression.

Current management of tinnitus is a drug-based treatment and/or nutritional supplementation. Music therapy, hearing aid therapy, and tinnitus retraining therapy (TRT), were also applied for patients with tinnitus. Even though, success rates of various ...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Participates with tinnitus persisted more than 6 months from ear, nose, and throat out-patient department.
• • 2. No drug treatment for their tinnitus in recent 3 months.
• • 3. No respiratory diseases (eg, asthma).
• • 4. Normal cognitive function.
• • 5. Normal language comprehension.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Pregnant females or menopausal females with hormone replacement therapy.
• • 2. Hypertension
• • 3. Glaucoma.
• • 4. Those who cannot express their opinions or follow orders.
• • 5. Cancer patients.
• • 6. Objective tinnitus.