Background:Tinnitus is a sound precepted without an external sound stimulus.Its background can be categorised into primary and secondary cases.The secondary cases include pathologies of the external,middle and inner e...Background:Tinnitus is a sound precepted without an external sound stimulus.Its background can be categorised into primary and secondary cases.The secondary cases include pathologies of the external,middle and inner ear.Tinnitus can be objective or subjective;the latter can only identified by the sufferer.Previous research results have shown that tinnitus significantly affects the quality of life and daily functioning.Objectives:To analyse the impact of tinnitus on the daily functioning and the possible influence of demographical data and tinnitus duration on it.Methods:630 patients(265 males and 365 females,25e85 years of age)suffering from primary tinnitus were enrolled.In the Hungarian language,these patients completed the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory(THI)questionnaire and underwent a complete otorhinolaryngological examination.IBM SPSS V24 software was used for data processing;correlation tests,the Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis nonparametric tests were used.Results:According to the THI questionnaires outcomes,most patients(62.5%)were presented with a mild handicap.Based on statistical analysis,no significant correlation was observed between the total THI points and the age of the patients,along with the duration and localisation of the symptoms.However,the total THI scores of male and female patients significantly differed,indicating higher THI values in the female group(p=0.00052*).Conclusions:The tinnitus severity was not affected by the duration,localisation of the symptoms and age but by gender,indicating higher values in the case of females.展开更多
Tinnitus is a heterogeneous hearing disorder with no cure at present,but some treatments,such as a combination of counselling and sound therapy,can alleviate the discomfort it causes.The sound therapy efficiency depen...Tinnitus is a heterogeneous hearing disorder with no cure at present,but some treatments,such as a combination of counselling and sound therapy,can alleviate the discomfort it causes.The sound therapy efficiency depends on both the type of sound stimulus and the time of exposure.This study describes the fundamentals of a personalized sound therapy that stimulates the auditory system with either continuous or sequential sounds whose spectra are adjusted to the hearing levels of the participants.This sound therapy is called Enriched Acoustic Environment and is assessed in a sample of 137 participants with tinnitus.Tinnitus-related distress relief was clinically relevant and statistically significant for 90%of these patients.This was quantified as a mean decrease of 24.3 points on the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory.31%of participants were treated with sequential stimuli and achieved greater relief of distress(29.4 points on their Tinnitus Handicap Inventory score)compared to those treated with continuous sound(69%).According to these results,sequential sound seems to be optimal compared to continuous sound.展开更多
目的探讨以自评方式填写中文版耳鸣残疾量表(the Chinese version of the tinnitus handicap inventory,THI-C)的可靠性及临床实用性。方法对以耳鸣为第一主诉的180例患者分别采用患者自评及医评两种方式收集初诊THIC资料,并以自评方式...目的探讨以自评方式填写中文版耳鸣残疾量表(the Chinese version of the tinnitus handicap inventory,THI-C)的可靠性及临床实用性。方法对以耳鸣为第一主诉的180例患者分别采用患者自评及医评两种方式收集初诊THIC资料,并以自评方式收集复诊患者的THI-C资料,统计自评及医评THI-C完成率,比较两者得分差异,计算自评与医评的符合率及耗时差异。结果初诊THI-C医评完成率为98.33%,自评完成率为43.89%,自评与医评符合率为16.38%,自评分(48.71±26.75)显著高于医评分(41.11±21.69,P<0.01),自评耗时(3.93±2.44分钟)明显低于医评耗时(7.67±1.81分钟,P<0.01)。复诊中,2诊至5诊THI-C完成率分别为49.4%、51.2%、43.5%、46.7%,平均耗时分别为3.44±1.76、2.97±1.62、2.88±1.48、2.42±1.44分钟。结论以自评方式填写THI-C评估耳鸣严重程度可靠性较低,临床实用性有限。展开更多
文摘Background:Tinnitus is a sound precepted without an external sound stimulus.Its background can be categorised into primary and secondary cases.The secondary cases include pathologies of the external,middle and inner ear.Tinnitus can be objective or subjective;the latter can only identified by the sufferer.Previous research results have shown that tinnitus significantly affects the quality of life and daily functioning.Objectives:To analyse the impact of tinnitus on the daily functioning and the possible influence of demographical data and tinnitus duration on it.Methods:630 patients(265 males and 365 females,25e85 years of age)suffering from primary tinnitus were enrolled.In the Hungarian language,these patients completed the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory(THI)questionnaire and underwent a complete otorhinolaryngological examination.IBM SPSS V24 software was used for data processing;correlation tests,the Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis nonparametric tests were used.Results:According to the THI questionnaires outcomes,most patients(62.5%)were presented with a mild handicap.Based on statistical analysis,no significant correlation was observed between the total THI points and the age of the patients,along with the duration and localisation of the symptoms.However,the total THI scores of male and female patients significantly differed,indicating higher THI values in the female group(p=0.00052*).Conclusions:The tinnitus severity was not affected by the duration,localisation of the symptoms and age but by gender,indicating higher values in the case of females.
文摘Tinnitus is a heterogeneous hearing disorder with no cure at present,but some treatments,such as a combination of counselling and sound therapy,can alleviate the discomfort it causes.The sound therapy efficiency depends on both the type of sound stimulus and the time of exposure.This study describes the fundamentals of a personalized sound therapy that stimulates the auditory system with either continuous or sequential sounds whose spectra are adjusted to the hearing levels of the participants.This sound therapy is called Enriched Acoustic Environment and is assessed in a sample of 137 participants with tinnitus.Tinnitus-related distress relief was clinically relevant and statistically significant for 90%of these patients.This was quantified as a mean decrease of 24.3 points on the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory.31%of participants were treated with sequential stimuli and achieved greater relief of distress(29.4 points on their Tinnitus Handicap Inventory score)compared to those treated with continuous sound(69%).According to these results,sequential sound seems to be optimal compared to continuous sound.
文摘目的探讨以自评方式填写中文版耳鸣残疾量表(the Chinese version of the tinnitus handicap inventory,THI-C)的可靠性及临床实用性。方法对以耳鸣为第一主诉的180例患者分别采用患者自评及医评两种方式收集初诊THIC资料,并以自评方式收集复诊患者的THI-C资料,统计自评及医评THI-C完成率,比较两者得分差异,计算自评与医评的符合率及耗时差异。结果初诊THI-C医评完成率为98.33%,自评完成率为43.89%,自评与医评符合率为16.38%,自评分(48.71±26.75)显著高于医评分(41.11±21.69,P<0.01),自评耗时(3.93±2.44分钟)明显低于医评耗时(7.67±1.81分钟,P<0.01)。复诊中,2诊至5诊THI-C完成率分别为49.4%、51.2%、43.5%、46.7%,平均耗时分别为3.44±1.76、2.97±1.62、2.88±1.48、2.42±1.44分钟。结论以自评方式填写THI-C评估耳鸣严重程度可靠性较低,临床实用性有限。
