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Auricular Acupressure Combined with Self-Help Intervention for Treating Chronic Tinnitus: A Longitudinal Observational Study
Schlee, Winfried, Simoes, Jorge und Pryss, Rüdiger C.
(2021)
Auricular Acupressure Combined with Self-Help Intervention for Treating Chronic Tinnitus: A Longitudinal Observational Study.
Journal of Clinical Medicine 10 (18), S. 4201.
Veröffentlichungsdatum dieses Volltextes: 21 Feb 2022 10:28
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DOI zum Zitieren dieses Dokuments: 10.5283/epub.51778
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Tinnitus is a phantom sound perception in the ears or head and can arise from many different medical disorders. Currently, there is no standard treatment for tinnitus that reliably reduces tinnitus. Individual patients reported that acupressure at various points around the ear can help to reduce tinnitus, which was investigated here. With this longitudinal observational study, we report a ...
Tinnitus is a phantom sound perception in the ears or head and can arise from many different medical disorders. Currently, there is no standard treatment for tinnitus that reliably reduces tinnitus. Individual patients reported that acupressure at various points around the ear can help to reduce tinnitus, which was investigated here. With this longitudinal observational study, we report a systematic evaluation of auricular acupressure on 39 tinnitus sufferers, combined with a self-help smartphone app. The participants were asked to report on tinnitus, stress, mood, neck, and jaw muscle tensions twice a day using an ecological momentary assessment study design for six weeks. On average, 123.6 questionnaires per person were provided and used for statistical analysis. The treatment responses of the participants were heterogeneous. On average, we observed significant negative trends for tinnitus loudness (Cohen's d effect size: -0.861), tinnitus distress (d = -0.478), stress (d = -0.675), and tensions in the neck muscles (d = -0.356). Comparison with a matched control group revealed significant improvements for tinnitus loudness (p = 0.027) and self-reported stress level (p = 0.003). The positive results of the observational study motivate further research including a randomized clinical trial and long-term assessment of the clinical improvement.
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| Dokumentenart | Artikel | ||||
| Titel eines Journals oder einer Zeitschrift | Journal of Clinical Medicine | ||||
| Verlag: | MDPI | ||||
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| Ort der Veröffentlichung: | BASEL | ||||
| Band: | 10 | ||||
| Nummer des Zeitschriftenheftes oder des Kapitels: | 18 | ||||
| Seitenbereich: | S. 4201 | ||||
| Datum | 16 September 2021 | ||||
| Institutionen | Medizin > Lehrstuhl für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie | ||||
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| Stichwörter / Keywords | THERAPY; STRESS; tinnitus; acupressure; self-help; ecological momentary assessment; stress | ||||
| Dewey-Dezimal-Klassifikation | 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 610 Medizin | ||||
| Status | Veröffentlicht | ||||
| Begutachtet | Ja, diese Version wurde begutachtet | ||||
| An der Universität Regensburg entstanden | Ja | ||||
| URN der UB Regensburg | urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-517783 | ||||
| Dokumenten-ID | 51778 |
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