2002
DOI: 10.1159/000057660
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Characteristics of Tinnitus Induced by Acute Acoustic Trauma: A Long-Term Follow-Up

Abstract: We investigated the prevalence, characteristics and subjective perceived handicap caused by long-term tinnitus induced by acute acoustic trauma (AAT) in 418 former military conscripts. They had been treated between 1984 and 1989 because of AAT from exposure to impulse noise caused by firearm shooting. All 418 patients reported tinnitus after the AAT. At discharge from the military service, 122 (29%) still reported tinnitus. In 1999, of these 122 patients, 101 were reached and 66 still had tinnitus. The Tinnitu… Show more

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“…Os acúfenos são os sintomas mais encontrados em vários outros estudos, sendo que no presente estudo foi relatado em apenas 16,49% dos sujeitos. Segundo Mrena et al 17 , os acúfenos e perdas auditivas são os sintomas mais comuns de serem relatados após ruído intenso causador do trauma acústico. Os acúfenos podem desaparecer após algum tempo ou persistirem por um longo período, afetando a qualidade de vida da pessoa 17 .…”
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“…Os acúfenos são os sintomas mais encontrados em vários outros estudos, sendo que no presente estudo foi relatado em apenas 16,49% dos sujeitos. Segundo Mrena et al 17 , os acúfenos e perdas auditivas são os sintomas mais comuns de serem relatados após ruído intenso causador do trauma acústico. Os acúfenos podem desaparecer após algum tempo ou persistirem por um longo período, afetando a qualidade de vida da pessoa 17 .…”
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“…Noiseinduced tinnitus is most commonly characterized as a high-pitched tonal or hissing sound [36]. Although tinnitus symptoms resulting from blast and/or impulse noise exposure may resolve, persistent symptoms occur in some patients, with many of these patients reporting greater disability from the tinnitus than from the associated hearing loss [40]. Cave et al stated, "Tinnitus can be particularly prevalent for patients who suffer from it secondary to blast injury to their ears, because of the sudden onset of tinnitus in the case of blast injury, instead of the gradual onset of tinnitus developing slowly with progressive hearing loss" [41].…”
Section: Tinnitusmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The correlation reported between the severity of tinnitus and degree of accompanying hearing loss depends on the investigator [3,13] . In many cases, patients consider tinnitus to be even more disabling than hearing impairment, or they suffer from tinnitus without any discomfort or sense of hearing disturbance [14] . However, the impact of tinnitus induced by acoustic trauma is underestimated unless it is accompanied with hearing impairment.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%