scholarly journals Low-Level Laser Therapy in Patients with Complaints of Tinnitus: A Clinical Study

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed H. Salahaldin ◽  
Khalid Abdulhadi ◽  
Nihal Najjar ◽  
Abdulbari Bener
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Study ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
Laser Therapy ◽  
Low Level Laser Therapy ◽  
Prospective Clinical Study ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Low Level Laser ◽  
Level Laser ◽  
Mild Improvement ◽  
Audiometric Test

Objective. The objective of the study was to investigate the effectiveness of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) in treating patients who were suffering from long-term complaints of tinnitus with well-understood etiology and who were not responding to conventional therapy in Qatar. Design. This is a prospective clinical study conducted during the period from May 2010 and February 2011. Setting. Audiology Clinic, Outpatient Department, Hamad General Hospital. Subjects and Methods. The study included 65 patients aged 15–76 years with chronic unilateral or bilateral tinnitus with a minimum duration of illness of one year. The investigation included 101 ears of 65 patients. A 5 mW laser with a wavelength of 650 nm was applied transmeatally for 20 minutes once daily for 3 months. The study was based on a face-to-face interview with a designed questionnaire that recorded the diagnosis of patients, clinical evaluation and audiometric test results, and side effects of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) and scored their symptoms loudness on five-point scale every two weeks. A decrease of one scale point regarding the loudness duration and degree of annoyance of tinnitus was accepted to represent an improvement; at the same time, a pure tone audiometric test was carried out and the results recorded. In addition, a record of the side effect was taken. Results. Over half of the patients (56.9%) had some form of improvement in their tinnitus symptoms. Mild improvement was reported in 33.8% of patients, moderate improvement was reported in 16.9%, and full improvement was reported in 6.15%. Of the patients who reported dizzy spells as a symptom of their tinnitus condition, 27.7% reported mild improvement and 16.9% reported full improvement. Common side effects of LLLT were noted among 20% of patients; however, all of them were mild and disappeared within a few days. Conclusion. Low-level laser therapy was found to be useful for treatment of chronic tinnitus.

scholarly journals Effect of low-level laser therapy on wound healing after depigmentation procedure: A clinical study

2016 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
pp. 0 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirti Chawla ◽  
ArundeepKaur Lamba ◽  
Shruti Tandon ◽  
Farrukh Faraz ◽  
Varun Gaba
Keyword(s):  
Wound Healing ◽  
Clinical Study ◽  
Laser Therapy ◽  
Low Level Laser Therapy ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Low Level Laser ◽  
Level Laser

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Low-Level Laser Therapy with a 915 Nm Wavelength Diode Laser on the Healing of Intraoral Mucosal Wound: An Animal Study and a Double-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial

Medicina ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (8) ◽  
pp. 405 ◽  
Author(s):  
Choung ◽  
Lee ◽  
Ham ◽  
Lee ◽  
Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wound Healing ◽  
Clinical Study ◽  
Laser Therapy ◽  
Third Molar ◽  
Low Level Laser Therapy ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Low Level Laser ◽  
Third Molar Extraction ◽  
Level Laser ◽  
Mucosal Wound

Background and objectives: Diode laser has been the most popular low-level laser therapy (LLLT) technique in dentistry due to its good tissue penetration, lower financial costs, small size for portable application, and convenience to use. A series of recent studies with 940 nm or 980 nm lasers demonstrated that LLLT showed positive effects after third molar extraction or periodontal flap surgery. However, the effects of LLLT on intraoral mucosal wound healing after surgical incision have not yet been determined in human clinical study. Materials and Methods: The present study was performed to determine the efficacy and safety of 915 nm wavelength low-level laser therapy (LLLT) in mucosal wound healing. A total of 108 Sprague–Dawley rats were used. They were divided into three groups: Abrasive wound group, immediate LLLT once group, and daily LLLT group. As a clinical study, a total of 16 patients with split-mouth design subjected to bilateral mandibular third molar extraction were allocated into the LLLT group and placebo group. The process of LLLT was performed on postoperative days 0, 1, and 7, and parameters related to wound healing were analyzed on days 1, 7, and 14. Results: Repeated laser irradiation promoted mucosal wound healing of the rats. In the clinical study, although there were no significant statistical differences between the LLLT and placebo groups in all inflammatory parameters, the early stage mucosal healing tendency of wound dehiscence was higher in the LLLT group than in the placebo group clinically on postoperative day 1. Conclusions: The present results showed that 915 nm LLLT could be applied safely as an auxiliary therapy for mucosal wound healing.

scholarly journals The Impacts of Low-Level Laser Therapy – A Complementary Treatment in the Management of Side Effects After Implant Surgery

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 207-211
Author(s):  
Roya Safdari ◽  
Narges Pouremadi ◽  
Ehsan Talebzadeh ◽  
Arash Mottaghi ◽  
Shahram Amini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Side Effects ◽  
Laser Therapy ◽  
Low Level Laser Therapy ◽  
Complementary Treatment ◽  
Implant Surgery ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Low Level Laser ◽  
Level Laser

Effect of low-level laser therapy in patients with chronic knee osteoarthritis: a single-blinded randomized clinical study

2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 749-755 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Alghadir ◽  
Mohammed Taher Ahmed Omar ◽  
Abeer Bashier Al-Askar ◽  
Naser Khwietm Al-Muteri
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Study ◽  
Knee Osteoarthritis ◽  
Laser Therapy ◽  
Low Level Laser Therapy ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Low Level Laser ◽  
Randomized Clinical Study ◽  
Level Laser

Efficacy of low-level laser therapy as an auxiliary tool for management of acute side effects of head and neck radiotherapy

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wilfredo Alejandro González-Arriagada ◽  
Lara Maria Alencar Ramos ◽  
Marco Aurélio Carvalho Andrade ◽  
Marcio Ajudarte Lopes
Keyword(s):  
Side Effects ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Laser Therapy ◽  
Low Level Laser Therapy ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Low Level Laser ◽  
Level Laser ◽  
Acute Side Effects ◽  
Head And Neck Radiotherapy
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