Effect of Age, Gender and Hearing Loss on the Degree of Discomfort Due to Tinnitus
Introduction: Tinnitus is one of the complex symptoms of hearing described as a phantom auditory sensation without any external stimulation. Due to the subjective nature of tinnitus, perception and discomfort of tinnitus vary among the patients. The main aim of this study is to investigate the effec...
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| author | Maryam Noroozian Zahra Jafari Elaheh Shahmiri Shaghayegh Omidvar Azadeh Zendehbad Naser Amini Masoud Bagherian Mahsa Radmehr Ali Yoonessi |
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| description | Introduction: Tinnitus is one of the complex symptoms of hearing described as a phantom auditory sensation without any external stimulation. Due to the subjective nature of tinnitus, perception and discomfort of tinnitus vary among the patients. The main aim of this study is to investigate the effects of gender, age and the degree of hearing loss on discomfort due to tinnitus.
Methods: Eighteen patients with tinnitus, aged 21-72 years, (9 males and 9 females) were recruited. Tinnitus discomfort was investigated by Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) questionnaire. Psychoacoustic assessments of tinnitus and auditory threshold assessments were evaluated using a 2-channel clinical audiometer.
Results: The results showed no significant correlation between THI scores with loudness matching (P=0.187), mean of auditory threshold (P=0.304), gender (P=0.93) and age (P=0.200). Also, no significant correlation was found between maximal level of hearing loss and pitch matching (P=0.208).
Conclusion: The study findings suggests that tinnitus is not correlated with age, gender and hearing loss. Overall, tinnitus is a complicated clinical condition which its real impact and degree of discomfort are unclear. More investigation is needed to clarify the factors involving in tinnitus annoyance. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-49a3129f840f46abbccdb6c8edee94302024-03-02T12:14:10ZengIran University of Medical SciencesBasic and Clinical Neuroscience2008-126X2228-74422017-11-0186435442Effect of Age, Gender and Hearing Loss on the Degree of Discomfort Due to TinnitusMaryam Noroozian0Zahra Jafari1Elaheh Shahmiri2Shaghayegh Omidvar3Azadeh Zendehbad4Naser Amini5Masoud Bagherian6Mahsa Radmehr7Ali Yoonessi8 Department of Geriatric, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Rehabilitation Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Rehabilitation Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Department of Audiology, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran Department of Geriatric, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Department of Memory and Behavioral Neurology, Roozbeh Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Department of Audiology, School of Rehabilitation, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Tehran University of Medical SciencesDepartment of Neuroscience, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Introduction: Tinnitus is one of the complex symptoms of hearing described as a phantom auditory sensation without any external stimulation. Due to the subjective nature of tinnitus, perception and discomfort of tinnitus vary among the patients. The main aim of this study is to investigate the effects of gender, age and the degree of hearing loss on discomfort due to tinnitus. Methods: Eighteen patients with tinnitus, aged 21-72 years, (9 males and 9 females) were recruited. Tinnitus discomfort was investigated by Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) questionnaire. Psychoacoustic assessments of tinnitus and auditory threshold assessments were evaluated using a 2-channel clinical audiometer. Results: The results showed no significant correlation between THI scores with loudness matching (P=0.187), mean of auditory threshold (P=0.304), gender (P=0.93) and age (P=0.200). Also, no significant correlation was found between maximal level of hearing loss and pitch matching (P=0.208). Conclusion: The study findings suggests that tinnitus is not correlated with age, gender and hearing loss. Overall, tinnitus is a complicated clinical condition which its real impact and degree of discomfort are unclear. More investigation is needed to clarify the factors involving in tinnitus annoyance.http://bcn.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-19-4&slc_lang=en&sid=1Tinnitus Gender Age Hearing loss Discomfort |
| spellingShingle | Maryam Noroozian Zahra Jafari Elaheh Shahmiri Shaghayegh Omidvar Azadeh Zendehbad Naser Amini Masoud Bagherian Mahsa Radmehr Ali Yoonessi Effect of Age, Gender and Hearing Loss on the Degree of Discomfort Due to Tinnitus Basic and Clinical Neuroscience Tinnitus Gender Age Hearing loss Discomfort |
| title | Effect of Age, Gender and Hearing Loss on the Degree of Discomfort Due to Tinnitus |
| title_full | Effect of Age, Gender and Hearing Loss on the Degree of Discomfort Due to Tinnitus |
| title_fullStr | Effect of Age, Gender and Hearing Loss on the Degree of Discomfort Due to Tinnitus |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of Age, Gender and Hearing Loss on the Degree of Discomfort Due to Tinnitus |
| title_short | Effect of Age, Gender and Hearing Loss on the Degree of Discomfort Due to Tinnitus |
| title_sort | effect of age gender and hearing loss on the degree of discomfort due to tinnitus |
| topic | Tinnitus Gender Age Hearing loss Discomfort |
| url | http://bcn.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-19-4&slc_lang=en&sid=1 |
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