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Abstract：
Various stimulation-based rehabilitation approaches have been proposed to alleviate tinnitus. This study aimed to determine the efficacy of a rehabilitation approach that simultaneously provides microcurrent and sound stimulation for tinnitus relief. Twenty-eight participants with chronic sensorineural tinnitus were randomly assigned to one of two groups based on the rehabilitation approaches (sound therapy-only group and combined microcurrent and sound therapy group). Each participant underwent sound therapy or simultaneous stimulation for approximately 2 h daily for 3 months. The effectiveness of the rehabilitation approaches was determined based on changes in the Korean version of the tinnitus primary function questionnaire (K-TPFQ) and visual analog scale for loudness (VAS-L) scores at baseline, 1.5 months, and 3 months. For the K-TPFQ scores, both groups exhibited a large effect of rehabilitation; however, for the VAS-L scores, the simultaneous stimulation group demonstrated a large effect of rehabilitation, whereas the sound therapy group exhibited a small effect. Therefore, a rehabilitation approach that combines sound stimulation with microcurrent stimulation can improve response and perception in tinnitus.
摘要：
已经提出了各种基于刺激的康复方法来减轻耳鸣。这项研究旨在确定同时为耳鸣缓解提供微电流和声音刺激的康复方法的功效。根据康复方法，将28名患有慢性感觉神经性耳鸣的参与者随机分为两组（仅声音治疗组和微电流和声音治疗联合组）。每位参与者每天接受声音治疗或同时刺激约2小时，持续3个月。康复方法的有效性是根据韩国版本的耳鸣主要功能问卷（K-TPFQ）和基线时的视觉响度模拟量表（VAS-L）评分的变化确定的。1.5个月,和3个月。对于K-TPFQ分数，两组都表现出很大的康复效果；然而，对于VAS-L分数，同时刺激组表现出很大的康复效果，而声音治疗组表现出很小的效果。因此,将声音刺激与微电流刺激相结合的康复方法可以改善耳鸣的反应和感知。
