ArticleFrontiers in human neuroscience2016
Impact of Multiple Factors on the Degree of Tinnitus Distress.
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57 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 94 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Relationship of Tinnitus Distress With Personality Traits: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in neurology · 2020Pooled it
- The Effect of Mindfulness-Based Interventions on Tinnitus Distress. A Systematic Review.Frontiers in neurology · 2019Pooled it
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- Tinnitus and tinnitus disorder: Genetic, neurobiological, and clinical differentiation.iScience · 2026Review
- EEG-Based Multifocal Tomographic Neurofeedback in Older Individuals With Chronic Tinnitus Does Not Lead to Persistent Electrophysiological Changes.Brain and behavior · 2026Article
- Longitudinal analysis of the risk factors for onset and change in tinnitus in the Busselton Healthy Ageing Study.PloS one · 2026Article
- Higher social support is associated with lower tinnitus-related disability among institutionalized older adults: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Tinnitus and occupational noise exposure among informal generator technicians in Nigeria: A pilot cohort study.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Cross-sectional analysis of hearing loss, age and tinnitus severity in a web-recruited cohort of 610 subjects.Journal of otology · 2026Article
- A Brief Biofeedback Training, Integrated with Breathing and Relaxation Exercises, in Treating Tinnitus Disorders within Routine Medical Care.Applied psychophysiology and biofeedback · 2025Article
- Tinnitus Measured in Everyday Life: A Literature Review of Ecological Momentary Assessment Studies.Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO · 2025Review
- Global 10 year ecological momentary assessment and mobile sensing study on tinnitus and environmental sounds.NPJ digital medicine · 2025Article
- Retrospective analysis of hearing loss and tinnitus determinants and their health impact among old adults.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- A retrospective two-center cohort study of the bidirectional relationship between depression and tinnitus-related distress.Communications medicine · 2024Article
- Phenotypic spectrum of tinnitus patients bearing rare ANK2 gene variants.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2024Article
- Enriched Acoustic Environment as a customized treatment for tinnitus: A non-controlled longitudinal study.Journal of otology · 2024Article
- Health-Related Quality of Life in Subjective, Chronic Tinnitus Patients: A Scoping Review.Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO · 2024Article
- Eavesdropping on Tinnitus Using MEG: Lessons Learned and Future Perspectives.Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO · 2023Review
- [Analysis of items on the short forms of the tinnitus questionnaire: Mini-TQ-12 and Mini-TQ-15].HNO · 2023Article
- Randomized controlled trial of a smartphone-based cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic tinnitus.PLOS digital health · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe primary cause of subjective tinnitus is a dysfunction of the auditory system; however, the degree of distress tinnitus causes depends largely on the psychological status of the patient. Our goal was to attempt to associate the grade of tinnitus-related distress with the psychological distress, physical, or psychological discomfort patients experienced, as well as potentially relevant social parameters, through a simultaneous analysis of these factors.
methodsWe determined the level of tinnitus-related distress in 531 tinnitus patients using the German version of the tinnitus questionnaire (TQ). In addition, we used the Perceived Stress Questionnaire (PSQ); General Depression Scale Allgemeine Depression Skala (ADS), Berlin Mood Questionnaire (BSF); somatic symptoms inventory (BI), and SF-8 health survey as well as general information collected through a medical history.
resultsThe TQ score significantly correlated with a score obtained using PSQ, ADS, BSF, BI, and SF-8 alongside psychosocial factors such as age, gender, and marital status. The level of hearing loss and the auditory properties of the specific tinnitus combined with perceived stress and the degree of depressive mood and somatic discomfort of a patient were identified as medium-strong predictors of chronic tinnitus. Social factors such as gender, age, or marital status also had an impact on the degree of tinnitus distress. The results that were obtained were implemented in a specific cortical distress network model.
conclusionsUsing a large representative sample of patients with chronic tinnitus permitted a simultaneous statistical measurement of psychometric and audiological parameters in predicting tinnitus distress. We demonstrate that single factors can be distinguished in a manner that explains their causative association and influence on the induction of tinnitus-related distress.
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