ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2020
The Effect of Environmental Stressors on Tinnitus: A Prospective Longitudinal Study on the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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- Hearing Loss, Tinnitus, and Dizziness in COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques · 2022Pooled it
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- Virtual Pet-Assisted Therapy to Alleviate Symptoms of Long COVID: A Prospective Pilot Interventional Study.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2025Article
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- A Scoping Review of Corticosterone-Induced Changes in Ionotropic Glutamate Receptor Levels and Localization in the Rodent Brain: Implications for the Auditory System.Brain sciences · 2025Review
- Tinnitus: Clinical Insights in Its Pathophysiology-A Perspective.Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO · 2024Review
- Exploring the Prevalence of Tinnitus and Ear-Related Symptoms in China After the COVID-19 Pandemic: Online Cross-Sectional Survey.JMIR formative research · 2024Article
- Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Resting-State Brain Activity in Individuals with Tinnitus.Brain sciences · 2024Article
- Tinnitus and COVID-19: effect of infection, vaccination, and the pandemic.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Experience of People With Chronic Sinusitis During COVID-19 Lockdown in Saudi Arabia: Insights and Lessons.Cureus · 2023Article
- The Effects of Tinnitus in Probabilistic Learning Tasks: Protocol for an Ecological Momentary Assessment Study.JMIR research protocols · 2022Article
- Audio-Vestibular Profile of COVID-19; Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Iranian journal of otorhinolaryngology · 2022Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 Lockdown on Patients with Chronic Tinnitus-Preliminary Results.Audiology research · 2022Article
- Effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on subjective tinnitus perception.The Journal of laryngology and otology · 2022Article
- Tinnitus emerging in the context of a COVID-19 infection seems not to differ in its characteristics from tinnitus unrelated to COVID-19.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- The Impact of COVID-19 Confinement on Tinnitus and Hearing Loss in Older Adults: Data From the LOST in Lombardia Study.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 and the Pandemic on Tinnitus Patients.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Tinnitus, the perception of sound in the absence of a corresponding sound, and the distress caused by it, is rarely a static phenomenon. It rather fluctuates over time depending on endogenous and exogenous factors. The COVID-19 pandemic is a potential environmental stressor that might influence the individually perceived tinnitus distress. Since not all people are affected by the pandemic in the same way, the situation allows one to identify environmental factors and personality traits that impact tinnitus distress differently. In our study, 122 tinnitus patients were included at two time points: in the year 2018 and during the German lockdown in April 2020. We assessed tinnitus-related distress, depressive symptoms, personality characteristics and the individual perception of the pandemic situation. On average, there was only a small increase of tinnitus distress with heterogeneous changes during the lockdown. People perceiving the situation as generally stressful with increased grief, frustration, stress and nervousness reported the worsening of tinnitus distress. People with high values in neuroticism also reported the worsening of tinnitus distress, while the personality traits extraversion, conscientiousness and openness seemed to be a protection factor. The study identifies factors that influence tinnitus distress change during a pandemic and spots those patients that need specific help in the pandemic situation.
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