ArticleThe journal of international advanced otology2019
Prevalence and Severity of Tinnitus in Otosclerosis: Preliminary Findings from Validated Questionnaires.
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- Clinical Audiological Features of Otosclerosis-Preoperative Hearing Analysis in 80 Ears.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2025Article
- A Clinical Evaluation of Calcium and Fluoride Supplementation for Tinnitus in Non-Surgical Otosclerosis: Insights from a Tertiary Care Center in Romania.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of bisphosphonate for alleviating tinnitus associated with otosclerosis: a prospective case-control study.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 · 2025Article
- Conservative Otosclerosis Treatment With Sodium Fluoride and Other Modern Formulations: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2023Review
- Endocannabinoid system components as potential neuroimmune therapeutic targets in tinnitus.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
- Fixed vs Measured Length of Stapes Prosthesis in Stapes Surgery.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2022Article
- Tinnitus and Otosclerosis: An Exploratory Study about the Prevalence, Features and Impact in Daily Life.International archives of otorhinolaryngology · 2022Article
- Tinnitus and Neuropsychological Dysfunction in the Elderly: A Systematic Review on Possible Links.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
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Abstract
objectivesIn addition to progressive hearing loss, subjective tinnitus is one of the primary symptoms of the otosclerosis development. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and severity of preoperative tinnitus among a group of consecutive adult patients with otosclerosis, using standardized research tools. MATERIALS AND
methodsThe study included 157 cases of clinical otosclerosis (106 women, 51 men). All patients were tested using pure-tone audiometry. The preoperative prevalence and severity of tinnitus were tested using three validated questionnaires: The Tinnitus and Hearing Survey (THS-POL), Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI-POL), and Tinnitus Functional Index (TFI-Pl).
resultsPreliminary results showed that 107 of 157 patients with otosclerosis (68.2%) had preoperative tinnitus. Of them, 51 (47.7%) had unilateral tinnitus (in the ear that qualified for stapes surgery), and 56 (52.3%) had bilateral tinnitus. The THS results showed that for 23.4% patients, tinnitus was a problem equal to or greater than hearing loss. The average result of the TFI-Pl questionnaire was 31.6 points, and for THI-POL, it was 38.6 points, indicating that preoperative tinnitus was moderately severe. The statistical analysis did not reveal a correlation between the tinnitus severity and audiometric results (p>0.05). The severity of tinnitus did not differ significantly between men and women (p>0.05), although the TFI-Pl and THI-POL questionnaires indicated that the tinnitus severity generally increased with age in women, while it decreased in men.
conclusionThis is a scientific study conducted to evaluate the prevalence and severity of preoperative tinnitus in Polish patients with otosclerosis, using three validated questionnaires.
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