The prevalence of tinnitus is significant in the elderly. There are differences between tinnitus and hearing loss, with association between the side affected by tinnitus and the side of hearing loss. Only the association of comorbidity of diabetes mellitus and hypertension is an independent risk factor for tinnitus.

Arq Bras Endocrinol Metabvol 47 nº 1 Fevereiro 2003 82 RESUMOA presença de sintomas otológicos associados ao diabetes mellitus (DM) é discutida há seis décadas; entretanto, sua etiologia ainda permanece obscura. Uma vez que a associação entre perda auditiva e DM é ainda bastante controversa na literatura mundial, neste estudo realizou-se uma análise comparativa entre a presença de queixa e perda auditiva em pacientes com DM. Foram estudados 552 anamneses e 36 indivíduos com e 36 sem DM (grupo controle) através de audiometria tonal limiar e imitância acústica. A acuidade auditiva em 97,2% dos pacientes com DM mostrou-se neurossensorial com rebaixamento nas agudas. Conclui-se haver associação direta entre DM e perdas auditivas, principalmete nas freqüências agudas. ABSTRACT Diabetes Mellitus: Prevalence of Hearing Disorders.Although the presence of otologic symptoms associated with diabetes mellitus (DM) have been discussed for six decades, its etiology still remains obscure. Since the association between DM and hearing loss is still a matter of debate, the goal of this paper was to verify the prevalence of hearing loss in patients with DM. Therefore we studied the genesis of DM by a case-control protocol, where pure tone and impedance audiometry were employed. The hearing acuity in 97.2% of the patients with DM showed sensorioneural hearing loss, mainly for high frequencies. We conclude that there was a direct association between DM and hearing loss, mainly for high frequencies. A MAIORIADAS PERDAS AUDITIVAS adquiridas em adultos surge gradualmente. Uma perda auditiva adquirida pode não alterar a fala e a voz do indivíduo, dependendo da idade de início da mesma, de sua severidade e da determinação e motivação do paciente; no entanto, qualquer perda auditiva é capaz de dificultar a recepção da linguagem oral.Existem determinados grupos que tem mais probabilidade de vir a adquirir uma perda auditiva por inúmeros fatores predisponentes, entre estes grupos estão os indivíduos que são submetidos à exposição ao ruído e ingestão de medicamentos ototóxicos ou apresentam alterações metabólicas.Os pacientes com alterações do metabolismo da glicose podem apresentar sintomas auditivos, vestibulares ou mistos. As tonturas podem ser rotatórias típicas, mas não raro encontrar queixas de instabilidade, flutuação ou sensação de desfalecimento. As queixas auditivas são mais vari -

Objective: to verify, in the literature, a probable association of tinnitus with anxiety and depression in the elderly. Methods: a systematic review (through a search in the indexed databases - Lilacs, Scielo, Pubmed, Science Direct, The Cochrane Library) of studies published between 2013 and 2018, in Portuguese and in English, involving adults and/or elderly (18 years and older). The descriptors used were: “tinnitus", "depression", "anxiety", "adult", "elderly", interspersed by the Boolean operator AND. Results: 11 studies were selected, from which, 5 compared adults to elderly and only 2 evaluated such relationship in the elderly alone. Studies suggest that, as age increases, tinnitus severity and psychological symptoms also increase, affecting both men and women. Conclusion: few studies compared the relationship between the variables among the elderly. A probable association between the variables for both genders has been found, suggesting that the advancing age contributes to the increase of tinnitus severity and its psychological symptoms, affecting the quality of life of these individuals. Further studies are suggested to confirm the association between tinnitus, anxiety and depression in the elderly. Multi-professional work is important for the evaluation and treatment of these people.

Summary Introduction:?Tinnitus is a prevailing symptom that highly jeopardizes the elderly patient's quality of life. Neck pain and cervical column alterations are frequent in patients complaining about tinnitus. Objective:?Evaluate the prevalence of both tinnitus and neck pain on an elderly group, and verify the likely association between tinnitus, neck pain and the constraint to make wide cervical movements. Methods:?Retrospective transversal study, evaluating both the width of cervical movement by way of a goniometry and the tinnitus and neck pain by requesting a standard questionnaire to be filled out. Results:?Sample was comprised of 147 individuals aged between 69.22, 61.90% of whom were female. Among these individuals, 42.85% showed a buzz complaint and 51% of these individuals claimed to have a neck pain. Neither was association found between tinnitus and neck pain nor it was between tinnitus and the width constraint of cervical movements. Conclusion:?Despite not finding an association between tinnitus and neck pain or between tinnitus and the width constraint of cervical movements, there was a significant prevalence of tinnitus, neck pain and a reduction in the width of cervical movements on the elderly people. The results hereof, by finding this important prevalence of tinnitus in all the individuals of this study, will be the basis to integrate health professionals engaged in such alterations.

Introduction Some studies have shown associations between sleep quality and dizziness. However, this association has not been investigated in teachers. Objective To verify a possible association between dizziness complaint and sleep quality in teachers. Methods Cross-sectional study developed with 96 school teachers (mean age of 47.8 ± 9.8 years). To assess dizziness, an audiological assessment was performed, which was the same one used in routine audiological care (Miller protocol). The dizziness handicap inventory (DHI) was applied to those individuals who reported dizziness. To evaluated sleep quality, the Pittsburgh sleep quality index was used. Results The prevalence of dizziness was 22.9% (n = 22). Of these, 77.3% (n = 17) were women, 63.6% (n = 14) demonstrated poor sleep quality, and 54.5% (n = 12) were young adults (27–48 years). In the comparison between the dizziness and the control groups, no statistically significant differences were found (p> 0.05). The analysis adjusted for the confounding variables showed a difference for men in the sleep efficiency variable (p = 0.043); young adults showed a statistically significant difference in the total score (p = 0.021) and total sleep time (p = 0.029). There was a moderate correlation between DHI and total time in bed (p = 0.036, r = 0.497) and DHI and sleep efficiency (p = 0.014; r = -0.582). Conclusion Dizziness influences the quality of sleep in teachers, especially that of the youngest and male patients. There was a moderate correlation between total time in bed, sleep efficiency, and DHI, demonstrating that sleep quality should be considered an important factor in the assessment and rehabilitation process of dizziness.