Comparison of tinnitus and psychological aspects between the younger and older adult patients with tinnitus
| Autor: | So Young Park, Eul Sung Whang, Jae Hyung Hwang, Jung Ju Han, Shi Nae Park, Sang Won Yeo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Hearing loss medicine.medical_treatment Comorbidity Audiology Severity of Illness Index Tinnitus Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires otorhinolaryngologic diseases medicine Humans Hearing Loss 030223 otorhinolaryngology Aged Retrospective Studies Aged 80 and over Depressive Disorder Rehabilitation medicine.diagnostic_test Adult patients Depression business.industry Age Factors Beck Depression Inventory General Medicine Middle Aged Otorhinolaryngology Concomitant Audiometry Pure-Tone Female Surgery Psychological aspects Audiometry medicine.symptom business Stress Psychological 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Auris Nasus Larynx. 44:147-151 |
| ISSN: | 0385-8146 |
| Popis: | To explore the differences in various tinnitus-related features and psychological aspects between the younger and older adult patients with tinnitus.We retrospectively reviewed the clinical data of the adult patients who visited our tinnitus clinic in 2013 and completed full tinnitus assessment including audiometry, tinnitus matching, standardized tinnitus questionnaires, and psychometric questionnaires. The younger group included patients aged 20-45 years (n=64), and the older group, those older than 65 years (n=76). Clinical features, hearing levels, matched tinnitus pitches and loudness, self-report tinnitus severity scores, Beck depression inventory scores, and stress scores were compared between the groups.Tinnitus duration was longer in the older group (p=0.002). Mean PTAs were 16dB HL in the younger, and 38dB HL in the older groups (p0.001). Eighty-nine percent of the younger patients had normal hearing, while 82% of the older patients had hearing loss (p0.001). Matched tinnitus loudness was greater in the older group (64dB HL vs. 36dB HL, p0.001). All of the self-report tinnitus, depression, and stress scores did not differ between the groups.The older patients seemed to be more receptive to tinnitus. The majority of older tinnitus patients had concomitant hearing loss, and thus hearing rehabilitation should be considered preferentially for tinnitus management in this age group. Subjective tinnitus severity, depressive symptoms, and the stress levels were similar between the younger and older tinnitus patients. Therefore, treatment could be planned based upon the comprehensive understanding of the tinnitus characteristics and psychological aspects in each patient irrespective of age. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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