The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology

ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Year
: 2017  |  Volume : 33  |  Issue : 3  |  Page : 564--568

Intratympanic methylprednisolone acetate versus intratympanic lidocaine in the treatment of idiopathic subjective unilateral tinnitus of less than 1-year duration: a randomized, double-blind, clinical trial


Diaa El Din M El Hennawi1, Mohamed R Ahmed1, Wael Abdelkafy1, Ahmed Geneid2, Ibrahim H Ibrahim1 
1 Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
2 Department of Ear, Nose and Throat – Head and Neck Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

Correspondence Address:
Mohamed R Ahmed
Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, 41511
Egypt

Background Tinnitus, which can persist for many years, usually affects the quality of life. Tinnitus is challenging to manage with a variety of options including psychotherapy and pharmacological treatment. Intratympanic (IT) injections of steroids or lidocaine (LD) are two of the pharmacological treatment options used in the treatment of idiopathic tinnitus. Objective The aim of the study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of IT-methylprednisolone acetate (MPA) versus IT-LD in the treatment of idiopathic subjective unilateral tinnitus of less than 1-year duration. Participants and methods In this randomized, double-blind, clinical study, 46 people who had been diagnosed with idiopathic subjective unilateral tinnitus were randomly divided into two groups and treated with IT-MPA acetate or IT-LD, accordingly. Improvement was evaluated in both groups 3 months after the injections and then again after 1 year. Safety was evaluated by recording the side effects of the injections. Results At 3 months after the injections, the mean improvement rates (using visual analog scale) were 56.5% in the MPA group and 47.8% in the LD group. After 1 year, this declined to 30.4 and 26.1%, respectively. The difference in improvement was not statistically significant. The side effects were all minor, and were primarily reported after LD injection. Conclusion IT injections of MPA and LD result in moderate improvement in tinnitus, but no statistically significant differences between these treatments were found.


How to cite this article:
El Hennawi DM, Ahmed MR, Abdelkafy W, Geneid A, Ibrahim IH. Intratympanic methylprednisolone acetate versus intratympanic lidocaine in the treatment of idiopathic subjective unilateral tinnitus of less than 1-year duration: a randomized, double-blind, clinical trial.Egypt J Otolaryngol 2017;33:564-568


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El Hennawi DM, Ahmed MR, Abdelkafy W, Geneid A, Ibrahim IH. Intratympanic methylprednisolone acetate versus intratympanic lidocaine in the treatment of idiopathic subjective unilateral tinnitus of less than 1-year duration: a randomized, double-blind, clinical trial. Egypt J Otolaryngol [serial online] 2017 [cited 2024 Mar 29 ];33:564-568
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