La terapia sonora secuencial es un tratamiento de los acúfenos con ruido blanco que tiene unas características propias. Se describen la metodología, así como sus diferencias y similitudes con la Tinnitus Retraining Therapy. La terapia sonora secuencial se ha realizado a diecisiete pacientes atendidos durante el año 2002. Se adaptaron 26 generadores de sonidos, de ellos, 22 generadores de sonidos con audífono incorporado. Se compararon los resultados de la terapia sonora secuencial con los resultados del tratamiento con sonidos de la Tinnitus Retraining Therapy efectuada a 15 pacientes atendidos durante los años 2000 y 2001. El porcentaje de resultados satisfactorios obtenidos con la terapia sonora secuencial ha sido del 100%, mientras que la terapia con sonidos de la Tinnitus Retraining Therapy obtuvo un 33%. Con la terapia sonora secuencial a 6 pacientes les han desaparecido los acúfenos. Con la terapia sonora secuencial ningún paciente ha abandonado el tratamiento. Con el tratamiento con sonidos de la Tinnitus Retraining Therapy abandonaron la terapia el 53%
The sequential sound therapy is a treatment for tinnitus with white noise that has some own characteristics. We describe the methodology, as well as their differences and similarities with the Tinnitus Retraining Therapy. The sequential sound therapy has been carried out to seventeen patients assisted during the year 2002. 26 generators of sound were adapted, of them, 22 had incorporated an earphone. The results of the sequential sound therapy were compared with those of the Tinnitus Retraining Therapy in 15 patients assisted during 2000 and 2001. The percentage of satisfactory results obtained with sequential sound therapy has been a 100%, while the therapy with sounds of the Tinnitus Retraining Therapy obtained a 33%. With the sequential sound therapy 6 patients had no further tinnitus. With the sequential sound therapy no patient has abandoned the treatment. With the treatment with sounds of the Tinnitus Retraining Therapy of the patients did give up the therapy 53%
