Observational studyScientific reports2021
Differences in characteristics between people with tinnitus that seek help and that do not.
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- Development and Validation of a Nomogram to Identify and Predict High-Distress Psychosocial Phenotypes in Tinnitus Patients: A Latent Profile Analysis.Psychology research and behavior management · 2026Article
- Integrating GWAS meta-analysis with human brain cell mapping implicates the amygdala and the midbrain in the pathogenesis of tinnitus.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025Article
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for Managing Tinnitus, Hyperacusis, and Misophonia: The 2025 Tonndorf Lecture.Brain sciences · 2025Article
- Combining the unequal variance signal detection model with the health belief model to optimize shared decision making in tinnitus patients: part 2-patient profiling.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2025Article
- Health-Related Quality of Life in Subjective, Chronic Tinnitus Patients: A Scoping Review.Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO · 2024Article
- Combining unequal variance signal detection theory with the health belief model to optimize shared decision making in tinnitus patients: part 1-model development.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2024Article
- Cancer survivors and neurotoxic chemotherapy: hearing loss and tinnitus.BMJ supportive & palliative care · 2023Article
- Seeking Help for Tinnitus and Satisfaction With Healthcare Providers Including Diagnosis, Clinical Services, and Treatment: A Scoping Review.Evaluation & the health professions · 2023Article
- Associations between Demographics, Tinnitus Specific-, Audiological-, General- and Mental Health Factors, and the Impact of Tinnitus on Daily Life.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Post-Mortem Analysis of Neuropathological Changes in Human Tinnitus.Brain sciences · 2022Article
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Abstract
Knowledge on characteristics of people that seek help for tinnitus is scarce. The primary objective of this study was to describe differences in characteristics between people with tinnitus that seek help compared to those who do not seek help. Next, we described differences in characteristics between those with and without tinnitus. In this cross-sectional study, we sent a questionnaire on characteristics in different domains; demographic, tinnitus-specific, general- and psychological health, auditory and noise- and substance behaviour. We assessed if participants had sought help or planned to seek help for tinnitus. Tinnitus distress was defined with the Tinnitus Functional Index. Differences between groups (help seeking: yes/no, tinnitus: yes/no) were described. 932 people took part in our survey. Two hundred and sixteen participants were defined as having tinnitus (23.2%). Seventy-three of those sought or planned to seek help. A constant tinnitus pattern, a varying tinnitus loudness, and hearing loss, were described more frequently in help seekers. Help seekers reported higher TFI scores. Differences between help seekers and people not seeking help were mainly identified in tinnitus- and audiological characteristics. These outcomes might function as a foundation to explore the heterogeneity in tinnitus patients.
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