The results of short-course acoustic test could act as an effective predictor of the efficacy of customized music therapy for chronic tinnitus

Tianyi Ni; Tianyi Ni; Yun Jiang; Yun Jiang; Ziyuan Lin; Ziyuan Lin; Jian Ruan; Jian Ruan; Yulu Wang; Yulu Wang; Yuehong Liu; Yuehong Liu; Zhao Han; Zhao Han

doi:10.3389/fnins.2025.1544723

Frontiers in Neuroscience (May 2025)

The results of short-course acoustic test could act as an effective predictor of the efficacy of customized music therapy for chronic tinnitus

Tianyi Ni,
Tianyi Ni,
Yun Jiang,
Yun Jiang,
Ziyuan Lin,
Ziyuan Lin,
Jian Ruan,
Jian Ruan,
Yulu Wang,
Yulu Wang,
Yuehong Liu,
Yuehong Liu,
Zhao Han,
Zhao Han

Affiliations

Tianyi Ni: Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Huadong Hospital Affiliated Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Tianyi Ni: Geriatric Tinnitus and Deafness Center of Huadong Hospital, Shanghai, China
Yun Jiang: Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Huadong Hospital Affiliated Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Yun Jiang: Geriatric Tinnitus and Deafness Center of Huadong Hospital, Shanghai, China
Ziyuan Lin: Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Huadong Hospital Affiliated Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Ziyuan Lin: Geriatric Tinnitus and Deafness Center of Huadong Hospital, Shanghai, China
Jian Ruan: Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Huadong Hospital Affiliated Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Jian Ruan: Geriatric Tinnitus and Deafness Center of Huadong Hospital, Shanghai, China
Yulu Wang: Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Huadong Hospital Affiliated Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Yulu Wang: Geriatric Tinnitus and Deafness Center of Huadong Hospital, Shanghai, China
Yuehong Liu: Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Huadong Hospital Affiliated Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Yuehong Liu: Geriatric Tinnitus and Deafness Center of Huadong Hospital, Shanghai, China
Zhao Han: Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Huadong Hospital Affiliated Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Zhao Han: Geriatric Tinnitus and Deafness Center of Huadong Hospital, Shanghai, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2025.1544723
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 19

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ObjectivesThe aim of our study is to explore the predictive value of the short-course acoustic test in determining the efficacy of customized music therapy for chronic subjective tinnitus.DesignPatients with tinnitus as one of the core complaints were included from October 2022 to June 2024. According to the short-course acoustic test results, the participants were divided into three groups: tinnitus disappeared group, tinnitus relieved group and tinnitus unchanged group. All the participants indiscriminately underwent the 10-months of customized music therapy (CMT) and follow-up visits.ResultsBefore therapy, only the duration of tinnitus was significantly different among the three groups (p < 0.001). After 10-months of CMT treatment, the Tinnitus Loudness Visual Analogue Scale (THI), Hospital Anxiety Scale (HADS-A) and Tinnitus Loudness Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) scores of the three groups showed a decreasing trend (p < 0.05), and the treatment efficacy rate of the tinnitus disappeared group was higher than that of the tinnitus relieved group, while the treatment efficacy rate of the tinnitus relieved group was higher than that of the tinnitus unchanged group. The logistic regression results showed that the results of the short-course acoustic test, baseline THI scores, and the presence of hearing loss had significant effects on the efficacy of CMT.ConclusionThe short-course acoustic test to some extent can predict the efficacy of CMT in patients with chronic subjective tinnitus and can be used to guide clinical therapy.

Published in Frontiers in Neuroscience

ISSN: 1662-4548 (Print); 1662-453X (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
Website: http://www.frontiersin.org/neuroscience

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