2017 Volume 149 Pages 141-145
A total of 329 patients consulted our hospital with a main complaint of tinnitus between December 1, 2011, and April 31, 2014. We performed a retrospective statistical analysis of these 329 patients. There were 144 men (43.8%) and 185 women (56.2%). The patient age ranged from 7–92 years (average, 59.0 years). In age and the sex, a lot of 40 years old or more were recognized and, as for the 40 years old level, there were many men and was admitted and there were many women in the 50 years old level, the 60 years old level, the 70 years old level and was admitted. The tinnitus handicap inventory (THI) score was distributed approximately equally. But a lot of 10–39 points in particular of ranges were recognized. Many patients with slight hearing loss were recognized in the pure tone audiometry. The frequency of tinnitus had most 8 KHz and was 4 KHz next. We prescribed a lot of vitamin B12 preparation and ATP preparation and subsequently prescribed cerebral circulation improvement. The most commonly prescribed Kampo medicine was Chotosan, followed by Goshajinkigan. After explanation, hearing aid treatment and the sound therapy took effect, too. In this article, we introduced the action in outpatients specialized in the tinnitus in our hospital and gave an outline at a point of the tinnitus treatment. At first a thing corresponding to the carefulness is thought to be important tenaciously by one year from a half year while giving psychotherapy, sound therapy, Kampo therapy.
