Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Background: Tinnitus is one of the main causes for which patients seek ENT specialist consultation. The present study was conducted to assess outcome of intratympanic dexamethasone injections in patients with tinnitus. Materials & Methods: 62 patients of tinnitus of both genders were subjected to assessment of tinnitus handicapquestionnaire and tinnitus rating scale was applied. All patients received three doses of IT dexamethasone (8 mg2 cc) three times every other day. Pure-tone audiometry was performed. Results: Out of 62 patients, males were 34 and females were 28. Handicap rating scale before treatment and after treatment values were no handicap in 0 and 26, mild handicap in 24 and 30, moderate handicap in 20 and 6 and severe handicap in 18and 0 respectively. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). The mean tinnitus rating scale values before treatment was 7.5 and after treatment was 2.6. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion: Intratympanic dexamethasone injections decreases both tinnitus rating scale scores and handicap scores for patients with chronic idiopathic tinnitus patients. IT steroid treatment can be safely used for patients with chronic tinnitus.