[Sequential sound therapy in tinnitus].
The sequential sound therapy is a treatment for tinnitus with white noise that has some own characteristics. We describe the methodology, as well as their differences and similarities with the Tinnitus Retraining Therapy. The sequential sound therapy has been carried out to seventeen patients assisted during the year 2002. 26 generators of sound were adapted, of them, 22 had incorporated an earphone. The results of the sequential sound therapy were compared with those of the Tinnitus Retraining Therapy in 15 patients assisted during 2000 and 2001. The percentage of satisfactory results obtained with sequential sound therapy has been a 100%, while the therapy with sounds of the Tinnitus Retraining Therapy obtained a 33%. With the sequential sound therapy 6 patients had no further tinnitus. With the sequential sound therapy no patients has abandoned the treatment. With the treatment with sounds of the Tinnitus Retraining Therapy of the patients did give up the therapy 53%.
López González
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Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Centro de Especialidades Doctor Fleming, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla.
López Fernández
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D000161:Acoustic Stimulation / Q000379:methods*; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*