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ArticleBioMed research international2015

Psychophysiological Associations between Chronic Tinnitus and Sleep: A Cross Validation of Tinnitus and Insomnia Questionnaires.

Martin Schecklmann, Maximilian Pregler, Peter M Kreuzer, Timm B Poeppl, Astrid Lehner, Tatjana Crönlein, Thomas C Wetter, Elmar Frank, Michael Landgrebe, Berthold Langguth

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Article in BioMed research international, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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31 citing papers in PubMed, 65 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. A U-shaped relationship between sleep duration and tinnitus incidence: analysis of 13,871 participants from NHANES.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica · 2025
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  15. Association of sudden sensorineural hearing loss with increased risk of insomnia: a nationwide population-based cohort study.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2022
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  18. Insomnia Associated with Tinnitus and Gender Differences.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Martin SchecklmannDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Regensburg, 93055 Regensburg, Germany.
Maximilian PreglerDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Regensburg, 93055 Regensburg, Germany.
Peter M KreuzerDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Regensburg, 93055 Regensburg, Germany.
Timm B PoepplDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Regensburg, 93055 Regensburg, Germany.
Astrid LehnerDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Regensburg, 93055 Regensburg, Germany.
Tatjana CrönleinDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Regensburg, 93055 Regensburg, Germany.
Thomas C WetterDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Regensburg, 93055 Regensburg, Germany.
Elmar FrankDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Regensburg, 93055 Regensburg, Germany.
Michael LandgrebeDepartment of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, kbo-Lech-Mangfall-Klinik Agatharied, 83734 Hausham, Germany.
Berthold LangguthDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Regensburg, 93055 Regensburg, Germany.
University of Regensburg · DEKrankenhaus Agatharied · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe aim of the present study was to assess the prevalence of insomnia in chronic tinnitus and the association of tinnitus distress and sleep disturbance.

methodsWe retrospectively analysed data of 182 patients with chronic tinnitus who completed the Tinnitus Questionnaire (TQ) and the Regensburg Insomnia Scale (RIS). Descriptive comparisons with the validation sample of the RIS including exclusively patients with primary/psychophysiological insomnia, correlation analyses of the RIS with TQ scales, and principal component analyses (PCA) in the tinnitus sample were performed. TQ total score was corrected for the TQ sleep items.

resultsPrevalence of insomnia was high in tinnitus patients (76%) and tinnitus distress correlated with sleep disturbance (r = 0.558). TQ sleep subscore correlated with the RIS sum score (r = 0.690). PCA with all TQ and RIS items showed one sleep factor consisting of all RIS and the TQ sleep items. PCA with only TQ sleep and RIS items showed sleep- and tinnitus-specific factors. The sleep factors (only RIS items) were sleep depth and fearful focusing. The TQ sleep items represented tinnitus-related sleep problems. DISCUSSION: Chronic tinnitus and primary insomnia are highly related and might share similar psychological and neurophysiological mechanisms leading to impaired sleep quality.

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AdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSleepSleep Initiation and Maintenance DisordersSleep Wake DisordersSurveys and QuestionnairesTinnitus

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PMID26583109
PMCPMC4637028
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