Study of Low Level Laser Therapy and Tinnitus Relief
Stopped early · Not applicable · Has a placebo group
Conditions studied: Tinnitus
In brief
The purpose of this study is to determine if low level laser light therapy might help to relieve tinnitus in adults.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00845975
- Run by
- Erchonia Corporation
- People needed
- 18
- Starts
- 2008-08-01
- Expected to finish
- 2008-11-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2014-06-05
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Total score on the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) of at least 20.
- Tinnitus is on-going; present for more than 50% of the time over the past 6 months.
- Subject has been previously evaluated by a qualified health care professional for tinnitus and received a diagnosis of etiology of tinnitus related to hearing impairment and/or noise exposure and/or unknown.
- Any existing hearing loss stable over the past 12 months.
- Willingness to abstain from partaking in other, non-study procedures indicated to lessen tinnitus and/or its perception, with the exclusion of wearing hearing aids for those subjects who enter the study using hearing aids, throughout the course of study participation.
- Willing and able to refrain from engaging in activities or work involving loud noise exposure, such as hunting, rock concerts and work situations that involve working around loud machinery, construction sites, etc., throughout the course of study participation.
- 18 years or older.
- Male or female.
- English as primary spoken language.
You may not qualify if…
- Presence of any of the following or in the subject's medical history:
- physical trauma or surgery to the head or neck
- uncontrolled hypertension
- current or prior surgically removed acoustic neuroma middle ear infection/active drainage from the ear and/or history of either within the previous 90 days
- impacted cerumen
- thyroid disease
- vascular disorders
- Temporomandibular Joint Disorder (TMJD)
- nutritional deficiency
- aneurysm
- multiple sclerosis
- Episodic or infrequent tinnitus
- Somatic or pulsatile tinnitus
- Prior history of sudden hearing loss and/or fluctuating hearing levels .
- Consistent use of any of the following drugs within the past 30 days:
- NSAIDS; aspirin and other salicylates; Lasix and ther "loop"diuretics; "mycin" antibiotics such as vancomycin; quinine and related drugs; Chemotherapy agents such as cis-platin.
- Acute or chronic vertigo/dizziness.
- Prior diagnosis of central auditory processing disorder.
- Ménière's disease.
- Tympanic membrane perforation or tubes.
- Prior stapedectomy
- Prior mastoidectomy.
- Otosclerosis.
- Otosyphilis.
- Labyrinthitis.
Where it is running
- McDonald Hearing Aid Center — Sacramento, California, United States
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