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ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2022

Psychological Treatment Effects Unrelated to Hair-Cortisol and Hair-BDNF Levels in Chronic Tinnitus.

Laura Basso, Benjamin Boecking, Patrick Neff, Petra Brueggemann, Birgit Mazurek, Eva M J Peters

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Article in Frontiers in psychiatry, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Limited Link of Common Blood Parameters with Tinnitus.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023
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  4. Tinnitus and Influencing Comorbidities.Laryngo- rhino- otologie · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Laura BassoTinnitus Center, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Benjamin BoeckingTinnitus Center, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Patrick NeffDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
Petra BrueggemannTinnitus Center, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Birgit MazurekTinnitus Center, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Eva M J PetersPsychoneuroimmunology Laboratory, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany.
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin · DEUniversity of Zurich · CH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCurrently, there are no objective markers to measure treatment efficacy in chronic (distressing) tinnitus. This study explores whether stress-related biomarkers cortisol and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) measured in hair samples of chronic tinnitus patients change after compact multimodal tinnitus-specific cognitive behavioral therapy.

methodsIn this longitudinal study, hair-cortisol and hair-BDNF levels, self-reported tinnitus-related distress (Tinnitus Questionnaire; TQ), and perceived stress (Perceived Stress Questionnaire; PSQ-20) were assessed before and 3 months after 5 days of treatment in

resultsAt follow-up, a reduction in TQ ( DISCUSSION: While the treatment effectively reduced tinnitus-related distress and perceived stress in chronic tinnitus patients, this effect was not mirrored in biological changes. However, the lack of changes in hair-cortisol and hair-BDNF levels might have been influenced by the treatment duration, follow-up interval, or confounding medical factors, and therefore must be interpreted with caution. The relationship between tinnitus-related distress and hair-BDNF levels should be explored further to obtain a better understanding of stress-related effects in chronic tinnitus.

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biomarkerbrain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)chronic tinnituscognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)cortisolstresstreatment

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