Total remission of pediatric tinnitus
reporting the results of a non-drug approach to tubal dysfunction
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https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-2724.2023v35i2e54780Keywords:
Tinnitus, Auditory tube, Pediatrics, HearingAbstract
Introduction: Tinnitus is a growing symptom in the pediatric population and its etiological multifactorial demands extensive investigations to use appropriate interventions. Objective: report the effects of a non-medicated approach of a case of total remission of pediatric tinnitus from tube dysfunction. Methods: This article presents a seven-year-old female patient with a complaint of chronic tinnitus associated with tubal dysfunction, considered rare in the literature. Besides that, this study describes the medical evaluations (neurological and otorhinolaryngological), the audiological and psychoacoustic evaluations of the tinnitus, the diagnostic process and the speech-language intervention performed. It was used a non-medication approach that included orofacial myofunctional exercises, Valsalva maneuver and nasal cleaning. Results: After a month of intervention, with the daily practice of exercises, the studied subject reported the absence of perception of the symptom and other auditory complaints. This result was also verified in the audiological evaluations. Conclusion: The non-medication approach to tubal dysfunction has shown good results in relation to the management of chronic tinnitus for the present case.
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