Ogata Y, Sekitani T, Moriya K, Watanabe K
Department of Otolaryngology, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Japan.
Auris Nasus Larynx. 1993;20(2):95-101. doi: 10.1016/s0385-8146(12)80235-5.
Seven patients were treated with electromyographic biofeedback therapy for intractable tinnitus which was supposed to be reinforced by mental distress and muscle tension. Three patients, who succeeded in decreasing electromyographic levels of the frontal muscle, were able to reduce tinnitus and relieve anxiety. One patient could eliminate tinnitus only during biofeedback sessions, but the efficacy was not continuous in daily life. The other three patients, who failed to decrease electromyographic levels, did not obtain favorable results. It is suggested that biofeedback therapy appears to be of greatest benefit when muscle tension and mental distress are the cause of magnification of the tinnitus symptoms.
七名患有顽固性耳鸣的患者接受了肌电图生物反馈疗法，这种耳鸣被认为因精神困扰和肌肉紧张而加重。三名成功降低额肌肌电图水平的患者能够减轻耳鸣并缓解焦虑。一名患者仅在生物反馈治疗期间能够消除耳鸣，但在日常生活中效果不持续。另外三名未能降低肌电图水平的患者未取得良好效果。提示当肌肉紧张和精神困扰是耳鸣症状加重的原因时，生物反馈疗法似乎最有益。
