Caracterização do zumbido em idosos e de possíveis transtornos relacionados

Abstract

Popul ation aging it is a current reality in Brazil and tinnitus appears as a very prevalent symptom, having a high impact on the quality of life of elderly patients. Aim: to evaluate and to characterize tinnitus in this group. Materials and Methods: A research questionnaire randomly given to 100 elderly patients in a tertiary hospital, asking about tinnitus characteristics, its impact on the life of the patient, and personal medical history. Results: 61% of the participants were female, average age average was 69.53 years. The results associated with tinnitus features were: no-pulsatile 76%, continuous 54%, bilateral 57%, recent 62% and alone 83%;32,5% had emotional disorders, 31.8% had sleep disorders, 22.5% had difficulties concentration and 13.2% had social problems; 39% classified their tinnitus in moderate; 35% had intense tinnitus and 26% considered it a mild one: as to comorbidities: relation with neurotology symptoms and hypertension; as for associations with audiometry findings: descending, sensorineural and symmetrical curves prevailed. Conclusions: Tinnitus has a relevant impact on the lives of the elderly; there was no correlation between the level of hearing loss and the level of patient dissatisfaction caused by tinnitus; and presbycusis was the most common finding in the audiometric tests.

Percepção da perda auditiva: utilização da escala subjetiva de faces para triagem auditiva em idosos

“…We found a 76.8% prevalence of hearing loss among the elderly. This finding is in line with other studies of ambulatory care samples 18,19 , however it is higher than studies using population-based samples 20 .…”

Perfil populacional de idosos encaminhados à seleção de próteses auditivas em hospital público

“…It was a symptom often associated with hearing loss in the elderly (25) . Thirty percent subjects reported dizziness, which agreed with the average found in other studies (26) .…”

Prevalência de zumbido, em idosos com e sem história de exposição ao ruído ocupacional

“…A influência do ruído sobre a presbiacusia tem sido postulada em numerosos relatórios por quase um século, no entanto, é difícil identificar o ruído prolongado como um único fator para alterações auditivas em idosos (4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14).…”

“…Estudo de FERREIRA et al, observou que o zumbido é um fator de intensa insatisfação no paciente idoso, por prejudicar suas atividades diárias além de proporcionar alterações emocionais e do sono, correlacionando a presença hipertensão arterial nos pacientes com zumbido embora não tenham encontrado correlação entre o grau audiométrico da perda auditiva e o nível de incômodo sentido pelo paciente (12).…”