Abstract
SummaryPatients with tinnitus and normal hearing constitute an important group, given that findings do not suffer influence of the hearing loss. However, this group is rarely studied, so we do not know whether its clinical characteristics and interference in daily life are the same of those of the patients with tinnitus and hearing loss. Aim: To compare tinnitus characteristics and interference in daily life among patients with and without hearing loss. Study design: historic cohort. Material and Method: Among 744 tinnitus patients seen at a Tinnitus Clinic, 55 with normal audiometry were retrospectively evaluated. The control group consisted of 198 patients with tinnitus and hearing loss, following the same protocol. We analyzed the patients’ data as well as the tinnitus characteristics and interference in daily life. Results: The mean age of the studied group (43.1 ± 13.4 years) was significantly lower than that of the control group (49.9 ± 14.5 years). In both groups, tinnitus was predominant in women, bilateral, single tone and constant, but there were no differences between both groups. The interference in concentration and emotional status (25.5% and 36.4%) was significantly lower in the studied group than that of the control group (46% and 61.6%), but it did not happen in regard to interference over sleep and social life. Conclusions: Patients with tinnitus and normal hearing showed similar characteristics when compared to those with hearing loss. However, the age of the patients and the interference over concentration and emotional status were significantly lower in this group.
Highlights
Sistema de Informação Científica Rede de Revistas Científicas da América Latina, Caribe, Espanha e Portugal Projeto acadêmico sem fins lucrativos desenvolvido no âmbito da iniciativa Acesso Aberto
A interferência na concentração e no equilíbrio emocional foi significantemente menor no grupo de estudo (25,5% e 36,4%) do que no controle (46% e 61,6%), porém sem diferença quanto à interferência no sono e na atividade social
Patients with tinnitus and normal hearing constitute an important group, given that findings do not suffer influence of the hearing loss. This group is rarely studied, so we do not know whether its clinical characteristics and interference in daily life are the same of those of the patients with tinnitus and hearing loss
Summary
Zumbido em pacientes com audiometria normal: caracterização clínica e repercussões. Tanit Ganz Sanchez[1], Ítalo Roberto Torres de Medeiros[2], Cristiane Passos Dias Levy[3], Jeanne da. Objetivos: Comparar as características clínicas do zumbido e sua interferência nas atividades diárias em pacientes com e sem perda auditiva. Não encontramos estudos que abordem as características clínicas e repercussões do zumbido neste grupo minoritário de pacientes ou que os comparem ao grupo de indivíduos com perda auditiva. Temos atendido maior contingente de pacientes com audiometria normal e nos questionamos se este tão seleto grupo teria características clínicas e interferência nas atividades diárias que os distinguisse dos demais indivíduos com zumbido. Nossa hipótese é que estes pacientes apresentam características clínicas (tempo de doença, localização, tipo, freqüência de aparecimento) semelhantes, mas interferência nas atividades diárias (sono, concentração, estado emocional e atividades sociais) em menor proporção do que aqueles com zumbido e perda auditiva. Verificar se existe diferença entre os grupos quanto às características clínicas e as interferências nas atividades diárias
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