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Effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on subjective tinnitus perception

Part of: JLO Coronavirus Collection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 March 2022

Z Aydoğan Open the ORCID record for Z Aydoğan [Opens in a new window] ,
M Çinar Satekin ,
E Ocak  and
S Tokgoz Yilmaz
Z Aydoğan
Affiliation:
Audiology Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ankara University, Turkey
M Çinar Satekin
Affiliation:
Audiology, Balance, Speech Disorders Diagnosis and Rehabilitation Center, Ankara University, Ibni Sina Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
E Ocak
Affiliation:
ENT Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, Ibni Sina Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
S Tokgoz Yilmaz*
Affiliation:
Audiology, Balance, Speech Disorders Diagnosis and Rehabilitation Center, Ankara University, Ibni Sina Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
*
Author for correspondence: Dr Suna Tokgoz Yilmaz, Audiology, Balance, Speech Disorders Diagnosis and Rehabilitation Center, Ankara University, Ibni Sina Hospital, No: 82, Talatpaşa Street, 06230 Altındağ/Ankara, Turkey E-mail: sunayilmaz11@gmail.com
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Abstract

Objective

This study investigated the effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on tinnitus severity and quality of life in individuals with subjective tinnitus.

Methods

The study was carried out during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Sixty patients were evaluated with the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory and a visual analogue scale on resonance intensity and disturbance, together with questions assessing their emotional states.

Results

There was a significant difference between the visual analogue scale and the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory scores before the pandemic and during the pandemic. It was determined that tinnitus loudness and annoyance were significantly worse in the pandemic and, consequently, that the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic negatively affected perceptions of tinnitus and quality of life.

Conclusion

Psychological support can affect positively the perception of tinnitus and the change in moods experienced during the pandemic. Because personal contact and quotidian activities are severely limited during the pandemic, internet-based interventions should be prioritised in tinnitus therapy.

Keywords

COVID-19Quality Of LifePandemicsTinnitus, SubjectiveVisual Analog Scale

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 136 , Issue 5 , May 2022 , pp. 410 - 413
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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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