Tinnitus—New challenge and therapeutic approaches

Mazurek, Birgit

doi:10.1007/s00106-018-0478-5

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“…Personalizing treatment for tinnitus has been a challenge in research or clinical practice ( Mazurek, 2018 ; Simoes et al, 2021 ) as the experience of tinnitus is very individual ( Hall et al, 2016 ). Attending to affective features may help in this endeavor.…”

Section: Current Challenges In Audiology Are Affect-relatedmentioning

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Linking Affective and Hearing Sciences—Affective Audiology

Zhang,

Siegle

2023

Trends in Hearing

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A growing number of health-related sciences, including audiology, have increasingly recognized the importance of affective phenomena. However, in audiology, affective phenomena are mostly studied as a consequence of hearing status. This review first addresses anatomical and functional bidirectional connections between auditory and affective systems that support a reciprocal affect-hearing relationship. We then postulate, by focusing on four practical examples (hearing public campaigns, hearing intervention uptake, thorough hearing evaluation, and tinnitus), that some important challenges in audiology are likely affect-related and that potential solutions could be developed by inspiration from affective science advances. We continue by introducing useful resources from affective science that could help audiology professionals learn about the wide range of affective constructs and integrate them into hearing research and clinical practice in structured and applicable ways. Six important considerations for good quality affective audiology research are summarized. We conclude that it is worthwhile and feasible to explore the explanatory power of emotions, feelings, motivations, attitudes, moods, and other affective processes in depth when trying to understand and predict how people with hearing difficulties perceive, react, and adapt to their environment.

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Linking Affective and Hearing Sciences—Affective Audiology

Zhang,

Siegle

2023

Trends in Hearing

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“…Most people suffering tinnitus also have a sleep disorder [15,16]. It is estimated that tinnitus affects 10-19% of the adult population, and its incidence increases with age [17]. The annoyance and chronic nature of this ailment prompted us to look for resources that might help people with tinnitus adapt to the situation and regain their lost psychological balance.…”

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Sense of Coherence and Tinnitus Annoyance in Adults

Paluchowska¹,

Fludra²,

Kobosko³

et al. 2021

J Hear Sci

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Introduction: Tinnitus is usually a chronic (ongoing) condition which in many cases significantly impairs the affected person's quality of life. Their habituation to tinnitus depends on the patient's personality resources. The aim of this research was to determine if a particular psychological meta-resource, in this case a sense of coherence, is related to the perceived annoyance of tinnitus. Material and methods:The study included 176 people (123 females, 53 males) aged 31-80 (M = 59.1) diagnosed with tinnitus. To measure the sense of coherence, we used the Sense of Coherence Questionnaire (SOC 29), and to evaluate the tinnitus annoyance, we used the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI). The subjects also filled in a survey to capture sociodemographic data and their medical history. Results:The sense of coherence (in total and in particular aspects) turned out to be significantly correlated with tinnitus annoyance (in total and in particular aspects). The overall level of coherence turned out to be an essential predictor for the overall level of tinnitus annoyance. The degree of manageability was a particularly important component of the sense of coherence which affected tinnitus annoyance. Conclusions:In people with a strong sense of coherence, especially with a strong manageability component, there is a lower level of tinnitus annoyance. Psychological interventions -counselling, psychoeducation, psychotherapy -support the development of a sense of coherence and can reduce tinnitus annoyance.

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“…Os resultados de G1 e G2 em relação ao limiar WN e NMM, pré e pós intervenção estão descritos na Tabela 10. MCCORMACK et al, 2016;MAZUREK, 2018;ZARENOE et al, 2018). Quanto a lateralidade do zumbido (Tabelas 3 e 4), ambos os grupos deste estudo apresentaram maior prevalência da bilateralidade do sintoma, corroborando com outro estudo que encontrou zumbido bilateral em 60% da amostra estudada (SONG et al, 2018).…”

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Utilização do treinamento auditivo como intervenção para indivíduos com zumbido

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Auditory training as an intervention strategy in subjects with tinnitusTinnitus is a symptom defined as a perception of sound that is responsible for negative consequences in a significant amount of population and, can be considered a public health issue.The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of auditory training as an intervention tool to the subjects with tinnitus regarding the tinnitus severity and psychoacoustic characteristics. The patient's records were analyzed to select adults with tinnitus and bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, level from mild to moderate and adults without hearing loss were selected. The Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI), the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), the Minimum Masking Level (MML), high frequencies audiometry, psychoacoustics measures (pith and loudness matching) and, auditory training were performed for all the selected subjects.The subjects were instructed to perform the TA in the Portal Afinando o Cérebro at home for at least 20 minutes and for the maximum of 30 minutes, during five consecutive days in the week (once a day) and, a total of four weeks. Twenty-three patients were included in the present study and were allocated in two groups (G1 and G2). Fifteen patients were included in the G1 with no hearing loss (WHO) and they performed the auditory training. The G2 was composed by 8 patients with bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, fitted with behind-the-ear hearing aids following the specific needs of each patient and after the fitting the patients began the auditory training at home. The mean age of G1 was 51,73±13,11 and 72,13±8,94 for G2. Only the G2 founds were statistically significant in the assessment with THI and VAS, pre and post intervention. Regarding the psychoacoustic measures were found significant differences in the comparison between the groups. The present study found specific significant differences and the G2 presented the most positive results in the assessment with THI and VAS, pre and post auditory training and, the psychoacoustic measures did not show significant differences regarding the intervention with auditory training. Hence, the differences found were not enough to made a categorical statement about the benefits of TA, when used as intervention for tinnitus.

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Tinnitus—New challenge and therapeutic approaches

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References 22 publications

Linking Affective and Hearing Sciences—Affective Audiology

Linking Affective and Hearing Sciences—Affective Audiology

Sense of Coherence and Tinnitus Annoyance in Adults

Utilização do treinamento auditivo como intervenção para indivíduos com zumbido

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