Lifestyle Changes in Older Adults With Metabolic Syndrome and Tinnitus

Effects of Lifestyle Changes on Tinnitus in Older Adults With Metabolic Syndrome

The problem of tinnitus (subjective type) is prevalent in obese older adults with different diseases such as metabolic syndrome. The changes of lifestyle are very important to lose weight, improve tinnitus and metabolic syndrome

Sixty older adults (with metabolic syndrome with chronic subjective tinnitus) with obesity were selected in a equal random manner to be classified into the first group that administered changes in their lifestyle (exercise applied on treadmill and low caloric diet) for twelve successive weeks and second group that was not administered lifestyle changes

Inclusion Criteria:

• obese person (class one obesity)
• patients with metabolic syndrome
• patients with chronic subjective tinnitus (bilateral complaint from more than six months).
• older adults aging 65 years and more
• both sexes will be included

Exclusion Criteria:

• respiratory insult
• cardiac insult
• liver insult
• kidney insult
• lower limb insult
• neurological insult