Bumblebee Breath Effect on Tinnitus in Older Patients

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Tinnitus, Subjective

Treatments: Behavioral: Bumblebee Breath

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05198973

P.T.REC/012/003456

Details and patient eligibility

About

Tinnitus is a condition in which the person hears sound, which isn't coming from the external environment, often, described as ringing in the ears.

Patients describe the condition as an annoyance and disturbance and in turn this correlates with increased levels of anxiety and depression. Currently, there is no single effective treatment for tinnitus so research continues to look for new ways to treat and manage the condition.

Bumblebee Breath starts by finding a relaxed, supported posture, either laying supine or in seated and then bringing the minds attention to the space between the eyebrows (or third eye in yoga terms). With the eyes close the thumbs are placed over the tragus of the ears, the first finger gently rests on eye lids, middle finger touches the sides of the nose and then the index and pinkie rest just above and below the closed lips. Next, a sound is created by inhaling deeply through the nose and exhaling with a low-pitched humming sound. The result sounds very much like a bee buzzing to the person performing the breath and a sensation of vibration is experienced inside the head and over the face. this study is designed to assess Bumblebee Breath on tinnitus.

Full description

two groups (28 for each) will included. One tinnitus group will receive half an hour of Bumblebee Breath training (daily) for one month. The second one will receive nothing

Enrollment: 56 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• elderly males and females
• Tinnitus complaints

Exclusion criteria

• cardio(respiratory) symptoms, any local (within ear) problem(s).

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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56 participants in 2 patient groups

Bumblebee Breath group

Experimental group

Description:

Bumblebee Breath starts by finding a relaxed, supported posture, either laying supine or in seated and then bringing the minds attention to the space between the eyebrows (or third eye in yoga terms). With the eyes close the thumbs are placed over the tragus of the ears, the first finger gently rests on eye lids, middle finger touches the sides of the nose and then the index and pinkie rest just above and below the closed lips. Next, a sound is created by inhaling deeply through the nose and exhaling with a low-pitched humming sound. The result sounds very much like a bee buzzing to the person performing the breath and a sensation of vibration is experienced inside the head and over the face. this group will be 28 patients to receive half an hour daily for ( 1 month)

Treatment:

Behavioral: Bumblebee Breath

control group

No Intervention group

Description:

this group (28 patients) will receive no training