Sex Differences in the Response to Different Tinnitus Treatment

Wal, Annemarie van der; Luyten, Tine; Cardon, Emilie; Jacquemin, Laure; Vanderveken, Olivier M.; Topsakal, Vedat; Heyning, Paul Van de; Hertogh, Willem De; Looveren, Nancy Van; Rompaey, Vincent Van; Michiels, Sarah; Gilles, Annick

doi:10.3389/fnins.2020.00422

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“…Due to the lack of an objective measure and the limited understanding of the mechanisms, research on tinnitus heterogeneity and tinnitus subtypes most often focuses on phenotypic heterogeneity of people with tinnitus; that is measurable traits that vary across individuals with tinnitus. These traits can include both general individual characteristics (not specific to people with tinnitus) such as demographics (e.g., gender) and co-existing conditions (e.g., hearing problems), and tinnitus-specific characteristics such as related to the tinnitus perception or its impact on the affected individual (Langguth et al, 2007;van den Berge et al, 2017;Genitsaridi et al, 2020;Van der Wal et al, 2020).…”

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“…Heterogeneity of tinnitus severity can be assessed not only by the degree of severity, but also by the domains of life that are affected by tinnitus (Hall et al, 2018a). Many studies have investigated associations between tinnitus severity and a number of other phenotypic characteristics such as presence of comorbidities and personality traits (Hoekstra et al, 2014;Van der Wal et al, 2020), but it remains unclear why some people are distressed by tinnitus while others are not.…”

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Multidisciplinary Tinnitus Research: Challenges and Future Directions From the Perspective of Early Stage Researchers

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Shabbir

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Front. Aging Neurosci.

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Tinnitus can be a burdensome condition on both individual and societal levels. Many aspects of this condition remain elusive, including its underlying mechanisms, ultimately hindering the development of a cure. Interdisciplinary approaches are required to overcome long-established research challenges. This review summarizes current knowledge in various tinnitus-relevant research fields including tinnitus generating mechanisms, heterogeneity, epidemiology, assessment, and treatment development, in an effort to highlight the main challenges and provide suggestions for future research to overcome them. Four common themes across different areas were identified as future research direction: (1) Further establishment of multicenter and multidisciplinary collaborations; (2) Systematic reviews and syntheses of existing knowledge; (3) Standardization of research methods including tinnitus assessment, data acquisition, and data analysis protocols; (4) The design of studies with large sample sizes and the creation of large tinnitus-specific databases that would allow in-depth exploration of tinnitus heterogeneity.

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Multidisciplinary Tinnitus Research: Challenges and Future Directions From the Perspective of Early Stage Researchers

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et al. 2021

Front. Aging Neurosci.

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“…Remarkably, all tinnitus patients were female. This potential gender bias might have influenced the results as it has been suggested that male and female patients respond differently to tinnitus treatments (Van der Wal et al 2020). The most recent study on this topic was done by Zarenoe et al (2017), who compared the effect of hearing aids on working memory, sleep and hearing problems.…”

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Hearing More to Hear Less: A Scoping Review of Hearing Aids for Tinnitus Relief

Jacquemin

Gilles

Shekhawat

2021

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Background Tinnitus, the perception of a sound in absence of an external auditory source, can significantly impact ones' quality of life. As tinnitus is often associated with hearing loss, hearing aids have been proposed for tinnitus relief in literature for more than 70 years. While there is a long history of clinical work and research on this topic, there is a need for recent literature to be reviewed and guide decision making in tinnitus management. Objective The aim of this scoping review is to provide an update of the available evidence on hearing aids for tinnitus, focusing on the effect of sound amplification, to draw conclusions for clinical practice and identify gaps in the field. A consultation exercise was included to discuss current issues that practitioners and carers themselves face but remain under-researched. Design This scoping review was conducted based on the six-stage framework of Arksey et al. (2005). Studies were included if they investigated hearing aids for tinnitus and were published after 2011. Databases of PubMed and Scopus were explored on the 16th of November 2020. The search was limited to English manuscripts. A total of 28 primary research studies were selected. Results Positive results of hearing aids for tinnitus relief were shown by 68 % of the studies, whereas 14 % demonstrated no change in tinnitus perception. As the quality of the evidence across studies was variable, no consensus can be reached regarding the use of hearing aids as a treatment for tinnitus. Nevertheless, recent studies were more likely to focus on optimizing the effect of hearing aids and better predicting which tinnitus patients benefit from hearing aids. The experts stated that the findings were in agreement with their view on the scientific evidence and they emphasized the importance of reaching consensus. Conclusions The majority of the studies supported the use of hearing aids for tinnitus relief. Hence, there was some scientific support for it, but the quality of evidence was questioned. Stronger methodology in future studies is needed to reach consensus and support clinical guidelines development.

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“…Além disso, Andersson et al 25 verificaram uma significativa correlação entre a sensibilidade ansiógena do indivíduo e o grau de gravidade do zumbido, verificando que este aspecto é mais marcante nas mulheres 27 . Van der Wal et al 28 identificaram que as mulheres apresentam níveis mais elevados de incômodo e de ansiedade quando comparado aos homens. Porém, outras pesquisas mostram não existir relação significativa entre o sexo e a severidade do zumbido 20,[29][30] .…”

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Objetivo: Investigar o nível de ansiedade em pacientes com queixa de zumbido e analisar a relação entre os dois fatores. Metodologia: Pesquisa do tipo estudo de campo, descritiva, transversal e observacional, com caráter quantitativo. A amostra foi composta por 65 indivíduos com queixa de zumbido, sendo 38 mulheres e 27 homens, com média de idades de 53,1 anos e 52,9 anos, respectivamente. Os critérios de elegibilidade foram ter mais de 18 anos e apresentar zumbido crônico. Todos os voluntários passaram por avaliação audiológica básica e realizaram acufenometria. Além disso, realizou-se a anamnese do zumbido e aplicou-se o Tinnitus Handicap Inventory, a Escala Visual Analógica e o Inventário de ansiedade traço e estado. Resultados: Observou-se um nível de ansiedade, predominantemente, baixo na amostra (50,7% IDATE–Traço e 76,9% IDATE–Estado). A intensidade do zumbido não teve relação com o grau de incômodo do som, nem com o nível de ansiedade. Em relação ao incômodo do zumbido, verificou-se que foi proporcional ao aumento da ansiedade traço. Ao dividir os grupos por sexo e por idade e compará-los com o incômodo do zumbido e com os valores do IDATE-Traço, foram encontrados resultados significativos, apenas, para o sexo feminino. Conclusão: Verificou-se uma relação entre o incômodo do zumbido e os níveis de ansiedade. Portanto, a ansiedade deverá ser investigada pelos profissionais que tratam indivíduos com queixa de zumbido, possibilitando a melhoria da qualidade de vida desta população.

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Sex Differences in the Response to Different Tinnitus Treatment

Cited by 32 publications

References 57 publications

Multidisciplinary Tinnitus Research: Challenges and Future Directions From the Perspective of Early Stage Researchers

Multidisciplinary Tinnitus Research: Challenges and Future Directions From the Perspective of Early Stage Researchers

Hearing More to Hear Less: A Scoping Review of Hearing Aids for Tinnitus Relief

[Id 51714] Relação Da Ansiedade Com O Zumbido Crônico

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