Background: Tinnitus may have negative effects on the quality of life.
Treatment of tinnitus has not yet shown satisfactory results, including
non-pharmacological or pharmacological. Transcranial Direct Current
Stimulation (tDCS) therapy has been developed and proven effective in
the previous study. Purpose: To evaluate the correlation between
tinnitus handicap inventory (THI) scores and tDCS therapy in tinnitus
patients. Methods: The design was a prospective cohort study. The
tinnitus patients were evaluated using THI in pre and post-treatment by
tDCS therapy for 10 minutes on 5 consecutive days. The data was analyzed
with the Pearson Correlation Test (p < 0,05). Result: There were 12
patients (3 female and 9 male) with a value of THI 53,83 in pre-
treatment. The THI score was decreased to 40,83 in post-treatment.
Pearson correlation test showed a correlation value of 0,977. This
statistical analysis showed that there was a significant relationship
between pre and post-tDCS therapy with Sig. (2-tailed) 0,000 Conclusion:
There was a correlation between THI scores and tDCS therapy in tinnitus
patients.
Keywords: tinnitus handicap inventory, transcranial direct current
stimulation, quality of life.
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