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ReviewRheumatology and therapy2024

Ear Complaints in Fibromyalgia: A Narrative Review.

Thelma Larocca Skare, Jozélio Freire de Carvalho

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Review in Rheumatology and therapy, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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2 authors.

Thelma Larocca SkareRheumatology Unit, Hospital Evangélico Mackenzie, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil.
Jozélio Freire de CarvalhoNúcleo de Pesquisa Em Doenças Crônicas Não Transmissíveis (NUPEN), School of Nutrition, Federal University of Bahia, Rua das Violetas, 42, Ap. 502, Pituba, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. jotafc@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7957-0844

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionPatients with fibromyalgia (FM) have innumerable complaints due to the central amplification of somatic stimuli. The aim of this paper was to review the ear complaints in patients with FM.

methodsA review of articles published in PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, and Scopus from 1966 to June 2023 was performed.

resultsSeventeen papers were included in the review. They showed that patients with FM have a higher hearing loss rate, mostly at high frequencies, and hyperacusis. The prevalence of vestibular symptoms (tinnitus, dizziness) and hyperacusis was higher than in the general population, reaching 87.0% of the sample. Subjective findings did not always correspond to objective results. In some studies, the degree of FM severity was associated with ear symptoms; in others, it was not.

conclusionsEar complaints in patients with FM are linked to subjacent disease and may be related to stimuli central amplification.

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DizzinessFibromyalgiaHearing lossHyperacusisTinnitus

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PMID39096417
PMCPMC11422319

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