title: [Some aspects of pharmacotherapy of tinnitus. Compound therapy with Xylocaine and directive counseling--long-term results].
abstract: 29 out of 49 patients, who were treated in 1996-1998 with Xylocaine and directive counselling for their tinitus, were reevaluated. Non of the patients used any other pharmacological treatment of the tinnitus or underwent full tinnitus retraining therapy (TRT) since 10-days treatment with Xylocaine had been completed. Initially 65.3% of patients declared improvement in their tinnitus. After over 5 years of observation success rate decreased to only 41.3%. Since the positive effect of 10-days treatment with Xylocaine and directive counselling was not stable we concluded that tinnitus patients should receive full TRT.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Otolaryngologii AM w Białymstoku.
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rogowski
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sieśkiewicz
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rózańska-Kudelska
authors.forename: Izabela
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Walenczak
mesh_terms: D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001301:Audiometry, Pure-Tone; D003376:Counseling / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D013995:Time; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D008012:Lidocaine