C2 Dorsal Kök Gangliyonuna Pulse Radyofrekansı Tinnitus Tedavisinde Bir Seçenek Midir?
Yıl 2025,
Cilt: 7 Sayı: 1, 95 - 100, 25.02.2025
Mustafa Kurçaloğlu
,
Esra Kavaz Uştu
,
Cemal Yaşar
,
Firdevs Yılmazlar
,
Pinar Uzun Uslu
,
Alaiddin Domaç
,
Senem Çengel Kurnaz
,
Özgür Kemal
,
Fatih Özkan
,
Fuat Güldoğuş
Öz
Amaç: Tinnitus, düşük tedavi başarı oranına sahip, kronik bir hastalıktır. İkinci servikal dorsal kök gangliyonuna (C2 DRG) uygulanan pulse radyofrekansın (PRF) muhtemel bir tedavi yöntemi olduğu öne sürülmüştür. Bu çalışmanın amacı, C2 DRG PRF’in tinnitus tedavisinde olan etkinliğini değerlendirmektir.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu retrospektif çalışmaya kronik tinnitus nedeniyle C2 DRG PRF uygulanmış olan hastalar dahil edildi. PRF, 5 cm uzunluğunda, 5 mm aktif uçlu RF elektroduyla C-kollu skopi görüntülemesiyle 4 dakika süreyle uygulandı. Hastaların işlemden önce ve işlemden bir ay sonraki kontrollerinde uygulanan Tinnitus Handikap Envanteri (THE) skorları değerlendirildi. Birinci ay kontrollerinde THE’de %50 ve fazlası azalma, belirgin semptom azalması kabul edildi.
Bulgular: Toplam 22 hasta çalışmaya dahil edildi. İşlemden önceki ve bir ay sonraki THE skorları sırasıyla 42,36±25,43 ve 37,31±25,04 idi (p=0.28). Sadece bir hastada belirgin semptom azalması oldu (p=0.31).
Sonuç: Çalışmalarımızın sonuçlarına göre, C2 DRG PRF işleminin tinnitus için etkin ve mâkul bir yöntem değildir. Bu inatçı hastalığın tedavisi için başka girişimsel işlemleri içeren daha fazla hasta sayılarına sahip çalışmalar yardımcı olabilir.
Etik Beyan
Çalışma için 17/01/2024 tarihinde Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Klinik Araştırmalar Etik Kurulu’ndan onay alınmıştır. Karar no: 2024/12.
Kaynakça
- Oiticica J, Moreira Bittar RS. Tinnitus prevalence in the city of São Paulo. Braz J Otorhinolaryngol 2015;81(2):167-176.
- Mazurek B, Hesse G, Dobel C, Kratzsch V, Lahmann C, Sattel H. Chronic tinnitus diagnosis and treatment. Dtsch Arztebl Int 2022;119(13):219-225.
- Esmaili AA, Renton J. A review of tinnitus. Aust J Gen Pract 2018;47(4):205-208.
- Han BI, Lee HW, Kim TY, Lim JS, Shin KS. Tinnitus: characteristics, causes, mechanisms, and treatments. J Clin Neurol 2009;5(1):11-19.
- Lockwood AH, Salvi RJ, Burkard RF. Tinnitus. N Engl J Med 2002;347:904-910.
- Lee HJ, Cho HH, Nahm FS, Lee PB, Eunjoo Choi. Pulsed radiofrequency ablation of the C2 dorsal root ganglion using a posterior approach for treating cervicogenic headache: a retrospective chart review. Headache 2020;60(10):2463-2472.
- Li SJ, Feng D. Pulsed radiofrequency of the C2 dorsal root ganglion and epidural steroid injections for cervicogenic headache Neurol Sci 2019;40(6):1173-1181.
- Koning HM, Ter Meulen BC. Pulsed radiofrequency of C2 dorsal root ganglion in patients with tinnitus Int Tinnitus J 2019;23(2):91-96.
- Haasnoot PJ, Koning HM, van Rheenen TA. A different approach
to treatment-resistant tinnitus: pulsed radiofrequency to the ganglion C2 Int Tinnitus J 2012;17(1):94-96.
- Matsushima JI, Sakai N, Uemi N, Ifukube T. Effects of greater occipital nerve block on tinnitus and dizziness. Int Tinnitus J 1999;5(1):40-46.
- Skinner C, Kumar S. Ultrasound-Guided Occipital Nerve Blocks to Reduce Tinnitus-Associated Otalgia: A Case Series. A A Pract 2022;16(1):e01552.
- Adlington P, Warrick J. Stellate ganglion block in the management of tinnitus. J Laryngol Otol 1971;85(2):159-168.
- O’Gara A, Leahy A, McCrory C, Das B. Dorsal root ganglion pulsed radiofrequency treatment for chronic cervical radicular pain: a retrospective review of outcomes in fifty-nine cases Ir J Med Sci 2020;189(1):299-303.
- Kinci A, Sari S, Ertilav E, Aydin ON. Efficacy of combined dorsal root ganglion pulsed radiofrequency and cervical epidural steroid injection on radicular neck pain. Turk Neurosurg 2023;33(1):58-62.
- Yıldız G, Can E. Comparison of the Efficacy of Dorsal Root Ganglion Pulsed Radiofrequency for 2 Minutes versus 4 Minutes in the Treatment of Chronic Lumbosacral Radicular Pain. Hitit Medical Journal 2024;6(3):313-320.
Is Pulsed Radiofrequency of C2 Dorsal Root Ganglion an Option for Tinnitus Treatment?
Yıl 2025,
Cilt: 7 Sayı: 1, 95 - 100, 25.02.2025
Mustafa Kurçaloğlu
,
Esra Kavaz Uştu
,
Cemal Yaşar
,
Firdevs Yılmazlar
,
Pinar Uzun Uslu
,
Alaiddin Domaç
,
Senem Çengel Kurnaz
,
Özgür Kemal
,
Fatih Özkan
,
Fuat Güldoğuş
Öz
Objective: Tinnitus is a chronic problem with low treatment success. Pulsed radiofrequency application (PRF) to the second cervical dorsal root ganglion (C2 DRG) has been suggested as a possible treatment for tinnitus. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of C2 DRG PRF for tinnitus.
Material and Method: Patients who underwent C2 DRG PRF treatment due to chronic tinnitus were included in this retrospective study. PRF was performed using a 5 cm length with a 5 mm active tip RF electrode for 4 minutes under a C-arm fluoroscopic view. The Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) was applied before and one month after the procedure. Significant symptom relief was regarded as a 50% decrease in THI scores at a onemonth check-up visit.
Results: A total of 22 patients were included in the study. Mean THI scores before, and one month after the procedure were 42.36±25.43 and 37.31±25.04, respectively (p=0.28). Only one patient (4.5%) had significant symptom relief (p=0.31).
Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, we suggest that PRF of C2 DRG is not an effective and reliable method for chronic tinnitus treatment. Further studies using different interventional techniques and large patient groups may be helpful in the treatment of this persistent complaint.
Etik Beyan
Approval for the study was obtained from the Ondokuz Mayıs University Clinical Research Ethics Committee on 17/01/2024. Decision no: 2024/12.
Kaynakça
- Oiticica J, Moreira Bittar RS. Tinnitus prevalence in the city of São Paulo. Braz J Otorhinolaryngol 2015;81(2):167-176.
- Mazurek B, Hesse G, Dobel C, Kratzsch V, Lahmann C, Sattel H. Chronic tinnitus diagnosis and treatment. Dtsch Arztebl Int 2022;119(13):219-225.
- Esmaili AA, Renton J. A review of tinnitus. Aust J Gen Pract 2018;47(4):205-208.
- Han BI, Lee HW, Kim TY, Lim JS, Shin KS. Tinnitus: characteristics, causes, mechanisms, and treatments. J Clin Neurol 2009;5(1):11-19.
- Lockwood AH, Salvi RJ, Burkard RF. Tinnitus. N Engl J Med 2002;347:904-910.
- Lee HJ, Cho HH, Nahm FS, Lee PB, Eunjoo Choi. Pulsed radiofrequency ablation of the C2 dorsal root ganglion using a posterior approach for treating cervicogenic headache: a retrospective chart review. Headache 2020;60(10):2463-2472.
- Li SJ, Feng D. Pulsed radiofrequency of the C2 dorsal root ganglion and epidural steroid injections for cervicogenic headache Neurol Sci 2019;40(6):1173-1181.
- Koning HM, Ter Meulen BC. Pulsed radiofrequency of C2 dorsal root ganglion in patients with tinnitus Int Tinnitus J 2019;23(2):91-96.
- Haasnoot PJ, Koning HM, van Rheenen TA. A different approach
to treatment-resistant tinnitus: pulsed radiofrequency to the ganglion C2 Int Tinnitus J 2012;17(1):94-96.
- Matsushima JI, Sakai N, Uemi N, Ifukube T. Effects of greater occipital nerve block on tinnitus and dizziness. Int Tinnitus J 1999;5(1):40-46.
- Skinner C, Kumar S. Ultrasound-Guided Occipital Nerve Blocks to Reduce Tinnitus-Associated Otalgia: A Case Series. A A Pract 2022;16(1):e01552.
- Adlington P, Warrick J. Stellate ganglion block in the management of tinnitus. J Laryngol Otol 1971;85(2):159-168.
- O’Gara A, Leahy A, McCrory C, Das B. Dorsal root ganglion pulsed radiofrequency treatment for chronic cervical radicular pain: a retrospective review of outcomes in fifty-nine cases Ir J Med Sci 2020;189(1):299-303.
- Kinci A, Sari S, Ertilav E, Aydin ON. Efficacy of combined dorsal root ganglion pulsed radiofrequency and cervical epidural steroid injection on radicular neck pain. Turk Neurosurg 2023;33(1):58-62.
- Yıldız G, Can E. Comparison of the Efficacy of Dorsal Root Ganglion Pulsed Radiofrequency for 2 Minutes versus 4 Minutes in the Treatment of Chronic Lumbosacral Radicular Pain. Hitit Medical Journal 2024;6(3):313-320.