Effects of EMG and thermal feedback training on tinnitus: a case study. 1981

L F Elfner, and J G May, and J D Moore, and J M Mendelson

This case report describes a patient who exhibited the usual complaints of frustration, annoyance, and lack of sleep associated with severe tinnitus. After 2 months of weekly biofeedback sessions along with home training with a portable thermal biofeedback unit, the patient was relieved of the psychological symptoms associated with the tinnitus. A 1-year follow-up demonstrated that the patient remained complaint-free of psychological symptoms although the subjective loudness of the ringing was judged to be the same as at the onset of the tinnitus. The results indicate that biofeedback is a useful procedure in the treatment of severe tinnitus.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008722 Methods A series of steps taken in order to conduct research. Techniques,Methodological Studies,Methodological Study,Procedures,Studies, Methodological,Study, Methodological,Method,Procedure,Technique
D009126 Muscle Relaxation That phase of a muscle twitch during which a muscle returns to a resting position. Muscle Relaxations,Relaxation, Muscle,Relaxations, Muscle
D004576 Electromyography Recording of the changes in electric potential of muscle by means of surface or needle electrodes. Electromyogram,Surface Electromyography,Electromyograms,Electromyographies,Electromyographies, Surface,Electromyography, Surface,Surface Electromyographies
D005385 Fingers Four or five slender jointed digits in humans and primates, attached to each HAND. Finger
D005546 Forehead The part of the face above the eyes. Foreheads
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D001676 Biofeedback, Psychology The therapy technique of providing the status of one's own AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM function (e.g., skin temperature, heartbeats, brain waves) as visual or auditory feedback in order to self-control related conditions (e.g., hypertension, migraine headaches). Biofeedback (Psychology),Bogus Physiological Feedback,False Physiological Feedback,Feedback, Psychophysiologic,Biofeedback,Feedback, Psychophysiological,Myofeedback,Psychophysiologic Feedback,Biofeedbacks,Biofeedbacks (Psychology),Biofeedbacks, Psychology,Bogus Physiological Feedbacks,False Physiological Feedbacks,Feedback, Bogus Physiological,Feedback, False Physiological,Feedbacks, Bogus Physiological,Feedbacks, False Physiological,Myofeedbacks,Physiological Feedback, Bogus,Physiological Feedback, False,Physiological Feedbacks, Bogus,Physiological Feedbacks, False,Psychology Biofeedback,Psychology Biofeedbacks
D012881 Skin Temperature The TEMPERATURE at the outer surface of the body. Skin Temperatures,Temperature, Skin,Temperatures, Skin

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