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This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of Yoga on the tinnitus handicap and sleep quality in humans. We selected adult participates with chronic tinnitus (>6 months). All participates performed Yoga exercise once per week at outpatient department under the guidance of a professional teacher, and performed once daily by themselves at home for 12 weeks. Questionnaires of Tinnitus Handicap Inventory and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index were measured before the start of this study, at the end of this study, and 1 month after the end of this study.
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 tinnitus treatments were still unsatisfactory till now.
This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of Yoga on the tinnitus handicap and sleep quality in humans. We selected adult participates with chronic tinnitus (>6 months). All participates performed Yoga exercise once per week at outpatient department under the guidance of a professional teacher, and performed once daily by themselves at home for 12 weeks. Questionnaires of Tinnitus Handicap Inventory and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index were measured before the start of this study, at the end of this study, and 1 month after the end of this study.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Cases | Yoga exercise for 12 weeks |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Yoga | Behavioral |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change from Assessment of the degree of tinnitus | Chinese version of Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI). There were 25 questions and totally 100 points in THI. The answer for each questions is classified into three levels (will, sometimes, will not), and answering "will" gave 4 points, answering "sometimes" gave 2 points, and answering "will not " gave 0 points. The higher the total scores, the more severe the tinnitus. | 1. One week before yoga intervention. 2. Through study completion, an average of 12 week. 3. One month after the end of the study. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Assessment of the degree of sleep quality. | Chinese version of Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). There were 18 counted items and totally 21 points. The answer for each questions is classified into four levels (frequent, sometimes, rare, never), and answering "frequent" gave 3 points, answering "sometimes" gave 2 points, answering "rare" gave 1 point, and answering "never" gave 0 point. The higher the total scores, the more severe the sleep problem. |
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Chronic Tinnitus participates.
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Juen-Haur Hwang, Ph. D. | Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital | Study Chair |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital | Chiayi City | 66247 | Taiwan |
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| ID | Term |
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| D014012 | Tinnitus |
| ID | Term |
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| D006311 | Hearing Disorders |
| D004427 | Ear Diseases |
| D010038 | Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases |
| D012678 | Sensation Disorders |
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| ID | Term |
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| D015013 | Yoga |
| ID | Term |
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| D026441 | Mind-Body Therapies |
| D000529 | Complementary Therapies |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
| D026443 | Spiritual Therapies |
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| 1. One week before yoga intervention. 2. Through study completion, an average of 12 week. 3. One month after the end of the study. |
| D009461 |
| Neurologic Manifestations |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D026241 |
| Exercise Movement Techniques |
| D026741 | Physical Therapy Modalities |