Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Hitit University, Corum, Turkey.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Hitit University, Corum, Turkey.
Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2020 May;39:101100. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2020.101100. Epub 2020 Jan 21.
The clinical effects of Kinesio taping (KT) for somatosensory tinnitus have not been confirmed. The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy of KT applied to the sternocleidomastoid, upper trapezius, and levator scapulae muscles for somatosensory tinnitus associated with neck complaints.
Thirty-patients were randomly assigned to the KT group (n = 15) and the sham-taping (ST) group (n = 15). Tinnitus-severity was measured using a visual analog scale (tinnitus-VAS) as a primary outcome. Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI), cervical pain-VAS, and neck disability index (NDI) were used for the assessments of tinnitus handicap, neck pain, and disability.
Tinnitus-VAS, THI, cervical pain-VAS, and NDI improved significantly in the KT group after the intervention (all P ≤ 0.001). In the ST group, no significant differences in outcome measures were found in the fourth-week.
KT is more effective than sham-taping in improving somatosensory tinnitus associated with neck complaints.
Kinesio 贴扎（KT）对体感性耳鸣的临床疗效尚未得到证实。本研究旨在探讨 KT 应用于胸锁乳突肌、上斜方肌和肩胛提肌治疗与颈部不适相关的体感性耳鸣的疗效。
30 名患者被随机分为 KT 组（n=15）和假贴扎（ST）组（n=15）。使用视觉模拟量表（tinnitus-VAS）作为主要结局来测量耳鸣严重程度。使用耳鸣残疾量表（THI）、颈部疼痛 VAS 和颈部残疾指数（NDI）评估耳鸣残疾、颈部疼痛和残疾。
干预后 KT 组的耳鸣 VAS、THI、颈部疼痛 VAS 和 NDI 均显著改善（均 P≤0.001）。在 ST 组，第四周时各项结局指标均无显著差异。
KT 比假贴扎更能有效改善与颈部不适相关的体感性耳鸣。
