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Characteristics of tinnitus and factors influencing its severity
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: There is a wealth of information regarding the treatment methods for tinnitus; however, the treatment available is unsatisfactory because of the following reasons: first, tinnitus has various etiologies and second, it has distinct heterogeneity among different individuals....
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9280848/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35847479 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20406223221109656 |
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author | Chen, Shanwen Shen, Xueqin Yuan, Jinjin Wu, Yu Li, Yifan Tong, Busheng Qiu, Jianxin Wu, Feihu Liu, Yehai |
author_facet | Chen, Shanwen Shen, Xueqin Yuan, Jinjin Wu, Yu Li, Yifan Tong, Busheng Qiu, Jianxin Wu, Feihu Liu, Yehai |
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description | BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: There is a wealth of information regarding the treatment methods for tinnitus; however, the treatment available is unsatisfactory because of the following reasons: first, tinnitus has various etiologies and second, it has distinct heterogeneity among different individuals. Numerous studies have focused on understanding the causes of tinnitus severity, but the conclusions have been inconsistent. The purpose of the present study was to define factors that differentially influence subjectively perceived tinnitus severity. METHODS: Clinical data of patients with chronic tinnitus who visited our outpatient clinic from April 2020 to April 2021 were collected. Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) and Tinnitus Evaluation Questionnaire (TEQ) were used to evaluate tinnitus severity among patients, and the independent factors influencing the severity of tinnitus were investigated by performing univariate and multivariate stepwise regression analyses. RESULTS: Eleven variables were associated with THI and TEQ scores, of which nine were identical. Multiple regression analyses results revealed that five variables had a significantly unique predictive effect on tinnitus severity based on THI and the TEQ scores. Three factors including Self-Rating Scale of Sleep (SRSS), change in loudness, and Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) were identical. CONCLUSION: Sleep status, anxiety level, and change in loudness in patients with chronic tinnitus were significantly correlated with severity of tinnitus. Follow-up studies should investigate the causal relationship between these factors and tinnitus severity. |
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spelling | pubmed-92808482022-07-15 Characteristics of tinnitus and factors influencing its severity Chen, Shanwen Shen, Xueqin Yuan, Jinjin Wu, Yu Li, Yifan Tong, Busheng Qiu, Jianxin Wu, Feihu Liu, Yehai Ther Adv Chronic Dis Original Research BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: There is a wealth of information regarding the treatment methods for tinnitus; however, the treatment available is unsatisfactory because of the following reasons: first, tinnitus has various etiologies and second, it has distinct heterogeneity among different individuals. Numerous studies have focused on understanding the causes of tinnitus severity, but the conclusions have been inconsistent. The purpose of the present study was to define factors that differentially influence subjectively perceived tinnitus severity. METHODS: Clinical data of patients with chronic tinnitus who visited our outpatient clinic from April 2020 to April 2021 were collected. Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) and Tinnitus Evaluation Questionnaire (TEQ) were used to evaluate tinnitus severity among patients, and the independent factors influencing the severity of tinnitus were investigated by performing univariate and multivariate stepwise regression analyses. RESULTS: Eleven variables were associated with THI and TEQ scores, of which nine were identical. Multiple regression analyses results revealed that five variables had a significantly unique predictive effect on tinnitus severity based on THI and the TEQ scores. Three factors including Self-Rating Scale of Sleep (SRSS), change in loudness, and Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) were identical. CONCLUSION: Sleep status, anxiety level, and change in loudness in patients with chronic tinnitus were significantly correlated with severity of tinnitus. Follow-up studies should investigate the causal relationship between these factors and tinnitus severity. SAGE Publications 2022-07-12 /pmc/articles/PMC9280848/ /pubmed/35847479 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20406223221109656 Text en © The Author(s), 2022 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). |
spellingShingle | Original Research Chen, Shanwen Shen, Xueqin Yuan, Jinjin Wu, Yu Li, Yifan Tong, Busheng Qiu, Jianxin Wu, Feihu Liu, Yehai Characteristics of tinnitus and factors influencing its severity |
title | Characteristics of tinnitus and factors influencing its severity |
title_full | Characteristics of tinnitus and factors influencing its severity |
title_fullStr | Characteristics of tinnitus and factors influencing its severity |
title_full_unstemmed | Characteristics of tinnitus and factors influencing its severity |
title_short | Characteristics of tinnitus and factors influencing its severity |
title_sort | characteristics of tinnitus and factors influencing its severity |
topic | Original Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9280848/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35847479 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20406223221109656 |
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