Transmeatal low-level laser therapy for chronic tinnitus with cochlear dysfunction

Audiology and Neurotology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 115-120

  Teggi, R ^a   Bellini, C ^a   Piccioni, L O ^a   Palonta, F ^a   Bussi, M ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Auditory system; Cochlear dysfunction; Low level laser therapy; Tinnitus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY MASKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INNER EAR DISEASE; LOUDNESS RECRUITMENT; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOPHYSICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; SENSATION; TINNITUS; TREATMENT DURATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; COCHLEAR DISEASES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; LOUDNESS PERCEPTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOACOUSTICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TINNITUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58849113458     PISSN: 14203030     EISSN: 14219700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000161235     Document Type: Article

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