Anxiety Sensitivity in Patients with Chronic Tinnitus

Andersson, Gerhard; Vretblad, Pernilla

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“…Possibly those with depression and anxiety are more likely to stay in a trial because their level of distress (and hence their level of motivation for improvement) is higher than those patients with tinnitus who do not have co-morbid depression and anxiety. Tinnitus distress and severity has repeatedly been positively correlated with levels of depression (and, when measured, anxiety) and improvement in depression is associated with improvement in tinnitus severity (Andersson and Vretblad, 2000;Holgers et al, 2000;Folmer, 2002).…”

Section: Co-morbid Depression and Anxiety In Tinnitus Patientsmentioning

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Antidepressant therapy in tinnitus

2007

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Section: Co-morbid Depression and Anxiety In Tinnitus Patientsmentioning

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Antidepressant therapy in tinnitus

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“…Does tinnitus cause a drop in performance directly, or is there a third factor involved? For example, it is well established that there is a relationship between anxiety and tinnitus (G. Andersson & Vretblad, 2000;Halford & Anderson, 1991;McKenna, Hallam, & Hinchcliffe, 1991;McKenna et al, 1996;Rutter & Stein, 1999). There is also a wellestablished relationship between anxiety and cognitive task performance (Broadbent, Broadbent, & Jones, 1986;Eysenck & Calvo, 1992).…”

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“…Chronic tinnitus can be accompanied by depression (Folmer, Griest, & Martin, 2001;Holgers, Erlandsson, & Barrenas, 2000), anxiety (G. Andersson & Vretblad, 2000;Folmer et al, 2001), insomnia (Folmer et al, 2001), problems with auditory perception (Hallam, Jakes, & Hinchcliffe, 1988;Tyler & Baker, 1983), and poor general and mental health. In extreme cases, intractable tinnitus may lead to suicide (Johnston & Walker, 1996).…”

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“…This study was composed of 26% of participants with normal threshold acuity and 35% of participants with a hearing loss (Sindhusake et al, 2003). Sindhusake et al reviewed six recent population-based studies of tinnitus prevalence in the general population and arrived at a range of 13% to 18%.Chronic tinnitus can be accompanied by depression (Folmer, Griest, & Martin, 2001;Holgers, Erlandsson, & Barrenas, 2000), anxiety (G. Andersson & Vretblad, 2000;Folmer et al, 2001), insomnia (Folmer et al, 2001), problems with auditory perception (Hallam, Jakes, & Hinchcliffe, 1988;Tyler & Baker, 1983), and poor general and mental health. In extreme cases, intractable tinnitus may lead to suicide (Johnston & Walker, 1996).…”

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Tinnitus and Its Effect on Working Memory and Attention

Rossiter

Stevens

Walker

2006

J Speech Lang Hear Res

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Tinnitus and Its Effect on Working Memory and AttentionPurpose: In 2 experiments, the assumption that continual orienting to tinnitus uses cognitive resources was investigated. It was hypothesized that differences in performance of tinnitus and control groups would manifest during demanding or unfamiliar tasks that required strategic, controlled processing and that reduced performance was not related solely to levels of anxiety. Method: Nineteen participants with chronic, moderate tinnitus-matched with a control group for age, education, and verbal IQ-completed auditory verbal working-memory and visual divided-attention tasks, with task order counterbalanced across participants. Results: As hypothesized, reading span of the tinnitus group was significantly shorter than that of the control group (Task 1). In Task 2, the tinnitus group recorded slower reaction times and poorer accuracy in the most demanding dual task context. Covariate analyses revealed that differences in task performance were not attributable to anxiety scale scores. Conclusions: Complaints of the distracting effects of tinnitus have a basis in performance test outcomes. Future research should investigate effects of severe tinnitus and possible effects of hearing loss. At the level of theory development, results from this study suggest that tinnitus affects cognition to the extent that it reduces cognitive capacity needed to perform tasks that require voluntary, conscious, effortful, and strategic control.KEY WORDS: tinnitus, working memory, divided attention, anxiety, controlled processes, automatic processes T innitus, the perception of sound in the absence of corresponding auditory stimulation, is a widespread phenomenon. Estimates of the incidence of tinnitus in the general population vary widely. Epidemiological studies, in which an attempt is made to include every member of the designated population in the sample, are unique in that they can provide accurate estimates of the prevalence of tinnitus, free from the biasing effects of drawing samples from clinical populations or calling for volunteers. A recent epidemiological survey conducted on the aged population (55 years and over) of a township west of Sydney, Australia, revealed that 30% of this group had experienced at least one episode of tinnitus in the year preceding the interview. This study was composed of 26% of participants with normal threshold acuity and 35% of participants with a hearing loss (Sindhusake et al., 2003). Sindhusake et al. reviewed six recent population-based studies of tinnitus prevalence in the general population and arrived at a range of 13% to 18%.Chronic tinnitus can be accompanied by depression (Folmer, Griest, & Martin, 2001;Holgers, Erlandsson, & Barrenas, 2000), anxiety (G. Andersson & Vretblad, 2000;Folmer et al., 2001), insomnia (Folmer et al., 2001), problems with auditory perception (Hallam, Jakes, & Hinchcliffe, 1988;Tyler & Baker, 1983), and poor general and mental health. In extreme cases, intractable tinnitus may lead to suicide (Johnston & Walke...

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“…Andersson and Vretblad [43] report on general levels of fearfulness ('anxiety sensitivity') among a sample of 146 tinnitus patients and observed signifi cant correlation with rated tinnitus distress. Furthermore, fearfulness explained more variance in tinnitus distress than measured tinnitus magnitude (masking level).…”

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Tinnitus: Standard of Care, Personality Differences, Genetic Factors

Tyler

Coelho²,

Noble³

2006

ORL

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We comment on three areas related to tinnitus. The standard of care should include counseling that is collaborative and that addresses the overall emotional well-being of the patient. Utilizing management and coping strategies is desirable. Our new tinnitus activities treatment is an example of such a protocol. We believe that the notions of fearfulness and acceptance have the potential to be integrated into tinnitus treatment. Some patients reject, control or accept their tinnitus. We believe in some instances there may be a common genetic cause of tinnitus and depression. A potential candidate is the serotonin transporter gene SLC6A4.

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Anxiety Sensitivity in Patients with Chronic Tinnitus

Cited by 51 publications

References 41 publications

Antidepressant therapy in tinnitus

Antidepressant therapy in tinnitus

Tinnitus and Its Effect on Working Memory and Attention

Tinnitus: Standard of Care, Personality Differences, Genetic Factors

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