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Analysis of tinnitus severity and associated risk factors in patients with chronic otitis media: data from the multinational collaborative Chronic Otitis Media Questionnaire-12 study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2022

B V Tailor Open the ORCID record for B V Tailor [Opens in a new window] ,
J S Phillips ,
I Nunney ,
M W Yung ,
C Doruk ,
H Kara ,
T Kong ,
N Quaranta ,
A Peñaranda  and
D Bernardeschi
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B V Tailor*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich
J S Phillips
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich
I Nunney
Affiliation:
Norwich Clinical Trials Unit, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich
M W Yung
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, The Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust, Ipswich
C Doruk
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Istanbul University, Turkey
H Kara
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Istanbul University, Turkey
T Kong
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Gangwon-do, South Korea
N Quaranta
Affiliation:
Otolaryngology Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sensory Organs, University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro’, Italy
A Peñaranda
Affiliation:
Fundacion Santa Fe de Bogota, Universidad de Los Andes School of Medicine, Bogota, Colombia
D Bernardeschi
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Pitié-Salpêtrière Group Hospital, Paris, France
C Dai
Affiliation:
Department of Otology and Skull Base Surgery, Eye and Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
R Kania
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Lariboisière University Hospital, Paris, France
F Denoyelle
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Paris, France
T Tono
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, University of Miyazaki, Japan
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Author for correspondence: Dr B V Tailor, Department of Otolaryngology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Colney Lane, Norwich, Norfolk NR4 7UY, UK E-mail: Bhavesh.tailor@cantab.net
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Abstract

Background

Subjective tinnitus is a common symptom, and there is often an underlying otological cause. This study investigated the degree of tinnitus-related annoyance in patients with chronic otitis media and analysed whether associations with tinnitus severity exist.

Method

The multinational collaborative Chronic Otitis Media Questionnaire-12 study collected prospective data on 478 adult patients suffering from chronic otitis media across 9 otology referral centres in 8 countries. Based on this dataset, we investigated tinnitus severity using participant responses to item 7 of a native version of the Chronic Otitis Media Questionnaire-12.

Results

With respect to tinnitus severity, 23.8 per cent, 17.4 per cent, 15.5 per cent, and 43.4 per cent of participants reported no, minor, moderate, and major inconvenience or greater, respectively. The absence of ear discharge, absence of cholesteatoma, and poorer disease-specific health-related quality-of-life were associated with increased tinnitus severity in patients with chronic otitis media, whereas age, hearing disability and geographical region showed no association.

Conclusion

This analysis provided novel insight into potential risk factors for tinnitus in patients with chronic otitis media.

Keywords

Otitis MediaQuality of LifeSurveys And QuestionnairesPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresTinnitus

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 136 , Issue 12 , December 2022 , pp. 1203 - 1210
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of J.L.O. (1984) LIMITED

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