Gender and Chronic Tinnitus

Abstract

The authors found gender differences regarding tinnitus-related distress in patients with chronic tinnitus; however, these differences depended on age and in part on duration of tinnitus. Addressing these differences could result in improved, tailored therapy approaches. For instance, applying physical exercise and relaxation techniques could be of special help for older women to reduce their somatic complaints and sleep disturbances. Similarly, cognitive behavioral therapy could reduce their cognitive distress. Therapy for younger patients should in particular include stress management.

The impact of tinnitus on adult Nigerians: health related Quality of Life assessment of sufferers using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the RAND-36 item health survey 1.0 questionnaire

“…This finding is similar to the studies carried out separately by Erlandsson et al 9 and Seydel et al 26 in large patient sample sizes, which they reported more females studied but at variance with the report from Salviati et al 12 .…”

Characterisitics and maskability of self-reported tinnitus in Adult Nigerians

“…Even though conflicting data about the role of gender in tinnitus distress exist in literature, it has been shown, irrespective of age, that women were more annoyed by tinnitus and perceived more stress than men did 11 . The slight left ear preponderance of self-reported tinnitus in our study is supported by observation of others that otoneurologic diseases like tinnitus occur more frequently in the left ear than in the right 12 …”

Management of Chronic Tinnitus and Insomnia with Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy – a Combined Approach

“…Modern therapy concepts recommend a tailored approach in planning the therapy (Seydel et al, 2013). Similarly, for an inpatient-setting, evaluated therapy concepts are available by now (Täuber, 2012).…”