Factors affecting severity of tinnitus - a follow-up study of tinnitus subjects at an Ear Nose Throat clinic in Sweden.

Objective: The aim of the present study was to examine whether perceived tinnitus severity changes over time, and if so what factors contribute to this change. Design: A modified Swedish version of tinnitus severity questionnaire (MS-TSQ) was used to examine changes in tinnitus severity over a perio...

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Publicado en:International Tinnitus Journal Vol. 18; no. 2; pp. 115 - 122
Autores principales: Olsen, Unn Siri, Lello, Eline, Nagaraj, Vinay Swarnalatha, Reimer, Åke, Ibertsson, Tina, Brännström, Jonas
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Martha Entenmann Tinnitus Research Center, Inc. 2013
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          Olsen, Unn Siri
          Lello, Eline
          Nagaraj, Vinay Swarnalatha
          Reimer, Åke
          Ibertsson, Tina
          Brännström, Jonas
        affil: Program for Audiology Education - South Trondelag University College - Trondheim - Norway
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          Tinnitus
          Severity of Illness
          Hearing Disorders
          Human
          Sweden
          Questionnaires
          Support, Psychosocial
          Treatment Duration
          Analysis of Variance
          Male
          Female
          Descriptive Statistics
          Middle Age
          T-Tests
          Pearson's Correlation Coefficient
          Post Hoc Analysis
          Middle Aged: 45-64 years
          Male
          Female
      ab: Objective: The aim of the present study was to examine whether perceived tinnitus severity changes over time, and if so what factors contribute to this change. Design: A modified Swedish version of tinnitus severity questionnaire (MS-TSQ) was used to examine changes in tinnitus severity over a period of time. Study sample: The MS-TSQ questionnaire was completed by 455 subjects visiting an Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) clinic in Sweden as part of baseline assessment (Sb). The same questionnaire was completed during follow-up assessment (Sf ) by 174 of these subjects to examine changes in tinnitus severity, if any. The difference in scores obtained from the two assessments was calculated and was termed as difference scores (Sd). Results: Results of analyses of variance (ANOVA) indicated significant reduction in tinnitus severity from Sb to Sf scores (p < 0.001). Subjects with noise induced hearing loss showed significantly lower Sd scores than subjects with unspecified sensorineural hearing loss (p < 0.01). The group who received psychological treatment for tinnitus obtained significantly higher Sd than those who did not (p < 0.01). Conclusions: Results provide valuable framework for understanding the factors that affect tinnitus severity over a period of time.
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