フクシマ ムネヒサ   Fukushima Munehisa
  福嶋 宗久
   所属   医学部 医学科(附属足立医療センター)
   職種   講師
論文種別 原著
言語種別 英語
査読の有無 査読あり
表題 Constraint-induced sound therapy for sudden sensorineural hearing loss--behavioral and neurophysiological outcomes.
掲載誌名 正式名:Scientific reports
略  称:Sci Rep
ISSNコード:20452322/20452322
掲載区分国外
巻・号・頁 4,pp.3927
著者・共著者 Okamoto Hidehiko, Fukushima Munehisa, Teismann Henning, Lagemann Lothar, Kitahara Tadashi, Inohara Hidenori, Kakigi Ryusuke, Pantev Christo
担当区分 2nd著者
発行年月 2014/01
概要 Sudden sensorineural hearing loss is characterized by acute, idiopathic hearing deterioration. We report here the development and evaluation of "constraint-induced sound therapy", which is based on a well-established neuro-rehabilitation approach, and which is characterized by the plugging of the intact ear ("constraint") and the simultaneous, extensive stimulation of the affected ear with music. The sudden sensorineural hearing loss patients who received the constraint-induced sound therapy in addition to the standard corticosteroid therapy showed significantly better recovery of hearing function compared to those who had only received corticosteroid treatments. Additionally, the brain activity obtained in a subgroup of patients suggested that the constraint-induced sound therapy could have prevented maladaptive auditory cortex reorganization. Constraint-induced sound therapy thus appears to be an effective, practical, and safe treatment option for sudden sensorineural hearing loss.
DOI 10.1038/srep03927
PMID 24473277