Low Level Laser Therapy for Treatment of Tinnitus in Red Sea Scuba Divers

Egyptian Biomedical Research Network200 enrolled

Overview

Scuba Diving has become a popular hobby, for a leisure activity, diving puts the auditory system at the risk of a wide variety of complaints including tinnitus, Low level laser therapy is a new modality in treatment of tinnitus. This study evaluates effect of laser therapy on tinnitus of Scuba divers in Red Sea.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

200

Conditions

Tinnitus

Interventions

Low level laser therapyDEVICE

Low level laser therapy from suitable machine

Sham deviceOTHER

The device wasn't working

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 60 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: \- scuba divers Exclusion Criteria: * Other ear or neurological diseases

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Tinnitus Questionnaire score

A score that evaluates level of tinnitus

Time frame: 20 days

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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