The International Tinnitus Journal

Photobiomodulation Therapy in Hearing Related Aspects: an Integrative Bibliometric study

Author(s): Amanda Rodrigues Scheffer

Introduction: In the last decades have been increasing cases of inner ear disorders and among them is included hearing loss, tinnitus, and vertigo, on that way the demand for new treatments is growing, with low-level laser therapy (LLLT) being a highly targeted treatment due to its non-invasive nature. Objectives: The present study aims to investigate the studies of low level laser (LLL) and audiology in recent years. Materials and Methods: The quantitative bibliometric study was performed by searching scientific articles in the Web of Science - Clarivate Analytics database. The association of the words “low level laser therapy” and “hearing” was used to construct the sample. Results: The most recurrent objectives analyzed the action of LLLT regarding its effectiveness, with predominantly positive results in the effectiveness of the treatment of hearing problems such as hearing loss, tinnitus and vertigo. Conclusions: LLL is a great tool for professionals who take care of human hearing, helping in the recovery of patients with hearing problems in a noninvasive or drug way, thus improving the functions in which the TBLI is applied

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