A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Notched Music Therapy for Tinnitus Patients

Therdphaothai, Jaturong; Atipas, Suvajana; Suvansit, Kanokrat; Prakairungthong, Sarun; Thongyai, Kanthong; Limviriyakul, Siriporn

doi:10.5152/iao.2021.9385

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“…In the study by Atipas, et al [ 7 ] about 60% of the initially enrolled patients completed the 6-month treatment, while we had a completion rate of only 32%; this may represent a major limitation of the present study.…”

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confidence: 70%

“…They reported a greater improvement of VAS loudness by TMNMT compared to the control in one study with only eight participants, but showed no difference in a subsequent study, although there were positive effects on other variables such as a tinnitus questionnaire score and VAS awareness [3,12]. The study by Atipas, et al [7] and our study assessed the effects of TMNMT more comprehensively and showed negative results for all measured variables; in particular, the indices of tinnitus loudness (matched tinnitus loudness, MML, or VAS score) were not significantly improved by TMNMT compared to the controls. There are clear discrepancies in results between Pantev's group and other groups.…”

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confidence: 94%

“…They also demonstrated behavioural and neural effects of TMNMT that did not depend on the filtered notch width (from 1/4 to 1 octave) or duration of treatment (where efficacy was seen even after only 5 days of treatment) [ 2 , 6 ]. However, only three randomized controlled studies regarding the tinnitus-relieving effect of TMNMT have been reported to date (two of which were reported by the developer’s group) and the results are controversial [ 7 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Does Listening to Tinnitus Frequency-Filtered Music Relieve Tinnitus?

Yoo¹,

Yakunina

Nam

2022

J Audiol Otol

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Background and Objectives: Tinnitus frequency-filtered music therapy aims to restore lateral inhibition to reverse tonotopic reorganization in the auditory cortex. Although the tinnitus-relieving effect of this therapy has been investigated, the results remain controversial. We performed a prospective, randomized, controlled double-blind study to determine the tinnitussuppressing effect of tinnitus frequency-filtered music therapy. Subjects and Methods: The study included 90 participants who were randomly categorized into an experimental group that listened to tinnitus frequency-filtered music and a control group that listened to music from which a random frequency was removed. The Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) score and measures of tinnitus loudness, daily awareness, and tinnitus-induced annoyance were evaluated at the initial visit and at 3 and 6 months (final follow-up). The rates of improvement in THI scores in the two groups were also recorded. Results: All measured variables showed significant improvement in both groups, except the matched tinnitus loudness and minimal masking level. However, no significant intergroup differences were observed in the amount of improvement in THI scores and any other variable. The rates of improvement in THI scores were higher in the control group at 3 and 6 months. Conclusions: Listening to tinnitus frequency-filtered music reduced tinnitus-induced handicaps; however, this approach was not significantly better than listening to music from which a random frequency was removed.

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Does Listening to Tinnitus Frequency-Filtered Music Relieve Tinnitus?

Yoo¹,

Yakunina

Nam

2022

J Audiol Otol

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“…Dentro de la evidencia científica que apoya el uso de musicoterapia en medicina, existen actualmente múltiples líneas de investigación activas que se han dedicado a estudiar las posibles aplicaciones de herramienta en el campo de la otorrinolaringología. Diversos protocolos de musicoterapia se han aplicado logrando resultados bastante prometedores en tinnitus [13][14][15][16] , rehabilitación auditiva 4,17 , manejo del dolor y ansiedad en procedimientos [18][19][20] , entre otros. A continuación, se exponen algunos de estos resultados.…”

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“…Otro ensayo clínico aleatorizado, controlado, doble ciego, publicado en 2021 por Atipas et al 15 , utilizó una modalidad de musicoterapia denominada "notched music therapy" (musicoterapia con muescas). Esta variante de musicoterapia consiste en la utilización de un software capaz de reproducir "música con muescas", creada a partir de una pista musical en la que se silencia un espectro de frecuencia de una octava centrada en la frecuencia del tinnitus del individuo.…”

Section: Musicoterapia En El Tratamiento De Tinnitusunclassified