Effect of low intensity laser on severe tinnitus in idiopathic sudden hearing loss patients / Ahmed Reda Shaban Alsayed ; Supervised Zakria Mowafy Emam Mowafy , Mohammed Elsayed Hassan , Ereny Sobhy Wahba

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Physical Therapy for Surgery

Background: Tinnitus is a distressing condition that can disturb one{u2019}s day-to-day life. An estimated 16 percent of the American population (50 million people) experience tinnitus to some extent, with up to 16 million seeking medical help and 2 million being unable to lead a normal life Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of low intensity laser on sever tinnitus in idiopathic sudden hearing loss patients. Subjects and methods: Thirty patients who had unilateral tinnitus with sensorineural hearing loss were participated in the study. This study was conducted in Al Tahrir Hospital. Subjects aged from 40 to 50 were randomly divided into two equal groups: group (A): composed of 15 patients who received the routine medical care (Systemic steroids) in addition to the low-intensity laser while group (B): composed of 15 patients who received only the routine medical care (Systemic steroids). Visual analogue scale and tinnitus handicap inventory were used before and after treatment, continuous 632.8nm He-Ne laser was used with 5mW power for 20 min\day and 3 days per week for 3 months. Comparison between the mean values of different variables pre and post treatment was performed using paired student t test. Results : The results showed significant improvement in both groups and between groups. Conclusion: low intensity laser have an effect on sever tinnitus in idiopathic sudden hearing loss patients

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