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- Yunlian Niu and Yijie You.
- Department of Neurology, Chongming Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shanghai, China.
- Medicine (Baltimore). 2023 Dec 15; 102 (50): e36199e36199.
ObjectivesTinnitus is a common otological symptom affecting almost all aspects of life, especially the quality of daily life. The present study aims to analyze music therapy effect on tinnitus patients. This paper mainly analyzes 3 kinds of music therapy: Heidelberg model of music therapy (HMOMT), standard music therapy (SMT), and tailor-made notched music training (TMNMT). To provide a reference for the follow-up treatment of tinnitus, whether to take and what kind of music therapy.MethodA systematic literature search was performed in PubMed, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, Web of Science, and MEDLINE to obtain potential studies from their inception to May 2023 in all languages. Two researchers independently screened the studies, extracted data, and assessed the quality of the included studies. We included all randomized and non-randomized controlled trials that used music therapy to treat patients with tinnitus. We used fixed-effects and random-effect models to analyze data based on the heterogeneity results. The data analysis was performed by using Stata 12.0.ResultsA total of 19 studies with 904 cases were included. Compared with before treatment, music therapy significantly reduces the tinnitus questionnaire score and tinnitus handicap inventory score. HMOMT, SMT, and TMNMT all significantly decrease tinnitus scores. Although the order of effectiveness of the 3 drugs is TMNMT > SMT > HMOMT, there is no statistical significance (P > .5).ConclusionThis meta-analysis of accumulated clinical trial data suggests that music therapy can relieve tinnitus symptoms and loudness. Among music therapies, SMT is recommended first for tinnitus based on cost, efficacy, and convenience. At the same time, TMNMT and HMOMT can be used as alternative therapies for specific cases.Copyright © 2023 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.
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