title: Comparison of two protocols of transcranial magnetic stimulation for treatment of chronic tinnitus: a randomized controlled clinical trial of burst repetitive versus high-frequency repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation.
abstract: The aim of the study was to compare the effects of two techniques of repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) to treat chronic tinnitus; continuous Theta Burst Stimulation (cTBS) and high-frequency rTMS. In a controlled randomized clinical trial, 55 patients with chronic tinnitus were randomly divided in two groups. They received four sessions of treatment. cTBS was tested on one group and high-frequency rTMS (10 Hz) was tested on the other. Severity of the tinnitus was assessed before treatment, after the last treatment session and then 1-month later. Both the treatments of high-frequency and cTBS had a suppressive effect on tinnitus. However, cTBS was more effective than high-frequency rTMS (P = 0.001). This study suggests that rTMS even in four sessions is effective in reducing tinnitus severity; moreover, compared to high-frequency TMS better results can be achieved with cTBS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Bijan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Forogh
authors.forename: Seyedeh-Maryam
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Yazdi-Bahri
authors.forename: Tannaz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ahadi
authors.forename: Seyed-Mohammad
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Fereshtehnejad
authors.forename: Gholam Reza
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Raissi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001303:Auditory Cortex; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012737:Sex Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000628:therapy*; D050781:Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult