Effects of EMG and thermal feedback training on tinnitus: a case study.
This case report describes a patient who exhibited the usual complaints of frustration, annoyance, and lack of sleep associated with severe tinnitus. After 2 months of weekly biofeedback sessions along with home training with a portable thermal biofeedback unit, the patient was relieved of the psychological symptoms associated with the tinnitus. A 1-year follow-up demonstrated that the patient remained complaint-free of psychological symptoms although the subjective loudness of the ringing was judged to be the same as at the onset of the tinnitus. The results indicate that biofeedback is a useful procedure in the treatment of severe tinnitus.
D000293:Adolescent; D001676:Biofeedback, Psychology; D004576:Electromyography; D005385:Fingers; D005546:Forehead; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D009126:Muscle Relaxation; D012881:Skin Temperature; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*