Effects of Yoga Exercise on Participates With Tinnitus

Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Tinnitus

Treatments: Behavioral: Yoga

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03552302

B10503015

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full description

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.

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Participates with tinnitus persisted more than 6 months from ear, nose, and throat out-patient department.
2. No drug treatment for their tinnitus in recent 3 months.
3. No respiratory diseases (eg, asthma).
4. Normal cognitive function.
5. Normal language comprehension.

Exclusion criteria

1. Pregnant females or menopausal females with hormone replacement therapy.
2. Hypertension
3. Glaucoma.
4. Those who cannot express their opinions or follow orders.
5. Cancer patients.
6. Objective tinnitus.

Trial design

50 participants in 1 patient group

Cases

Description:

Yoga exercise for 12 weeks

Treatment:

Behavioral: Yoga