Abstract
A 11.8% of respondents were detected to be using at least one of the CAM method. The most commonly used CAM therapies were herbal products (10 patient), and second was acupuncture. There were no differences according to age, sex, hearing level, tinnitus duration, and educational level between CAM users and non-users. According to income levels rate of equivalent to income level patients was higher than expense and low income levels (83.3% vs. 16.6%). The majority of information sources of respondents were media devices.
Highlights
Tinnitus is defined as a sound sensation that occurs in the absence of any acoustical stimulus
There were no differences according to age, sex, hearing level, tinnitus duration, and educational level between complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) users and non-users
We investigate the prevalence of CAM use among patients with chronic tinnitus
Summary
Tinnitus is defined as a sound sensation that occurs in the absence of any acoustical stimulus. Tinnitus as a public health problem has been reported in approximately 10 to 25% in the general population and in 1 to 2%, tinnitus is severe enough to impair daily life significantly [1,2]. It is a common condition, patients may turn to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) when medical treatment cannot be relieved due to the lack of effective pharmacological treatment [3,4]. According to National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), CAM therapies are a group of diverse medical and health care practices and products that are not generally considered to be part of conventional medicine. Tinnitus is a chronic disease but CAM usage among tinnitus patients is not well defined in the literature
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