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Gerhard Goebel

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When tinnitus loudness and annoyance are discrepant: audiological characteristics and psychological profile.

2006

This study evaluates sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients reporting discrepant levels of tinnitus loudness and annoyance. 4958 subjects recruited from a national tinnitus association completed a comprehensive screening questionnaire including Klockhoff and Lindblom’s loudness grading system and the psychometric Mini-TQ (Tinnitus Questionnaire). There was a moderate correlation of 0.45 between loudness and annoyance. Of the subjects reporting very loud tinnitus, about one third had only mild or moderate annoyance scores. They were not different from those with high annoyance regarding age, gender and tinnitus duration, but annoyance was increased when subjects had additi…

AdultMaleLoudness Perceptionmedicine.medical_specialtyAdolescentPhysiologyLoudness PerceptionAnnoyanceComorbidityAudiologyLoudnessSpeech and HearingTinnitusSurveys and Questionnairesotorhinolaryngologic diseasesmedicineHumansAttentionHearing LossInternal-External ControlMeniere DiseaseAgedAged 80 and overmedicine.diagnostic_testbusiness.industryHyperacusisSick RoleAwarenessMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseComorbiditySensory SystemsHyperacusisOtorhinolaryngologyFemalemedicine.symptomAudiometryNervous System Diseasesbusinesshuman activitiespsychological phenomena and processesTinnitusAudiologyneuro-otology
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Factors Influencing Tinnitus Loudness and Annoyance

2006

Objective To evaluate the 2 major components of tinnitus severity, loudness and annoyance, and their degree of dependence on characteristics of tinnitus manifestation, history, and etiology. Design Cross-sectional survey performed during the first months of 2004. Setting Nonclinical population. Participants A total of 4995 members of the German Tinnitus League. Main Outcome Measures Comprehensive screening questionnaire, including the Klockhoff and Lindblom loudness grading system and the miniversion of the Tinnitus Questionnaire. Results A moderate correlation of 0.45 was found between tinnitus loudness and annoyance. Both factors were generally higher in men, those older than 50 years, th…

AdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtyAdolescentHearing lossLoudness PerceptionPopulationAnnoyanceAudiologySeverity of Illness IndexLoudnessTinnitusSex FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesVertigoSeverity of illnessotorhinolaryngologic diseasesHumansMedicineeducationAgedRetrospective StudiesAged 80 and overeducation.field_of_studybiologybusiness.industryHyperacusisAge FactorsAuditory ThresholdGeneral MedicineMiddle Agedbiology.organism_classificationCross-Sectional StudiesOtorhinolaryngologyFemaleSurgerymedicine.symptombusinessPerceptual Maskinghuman activitiespsychological phenomena and processesTinnitusFollow-Up StudiesArchives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery
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Does tinnitus distress depend on age of onset?

2011

Objectives: Tinnitus is the perception of a sound in the absence of any physical source of it. About 5–15% of the population report hearing such a tinnitus and about 1–2% suffer from their tinnitus leading to anxiety, sleep disorders or depression. It is currently not completely understood why some people feel distressed by their tinnitus, while others don’t. Several studiesindicate that the amount of tinnitus distress is associated with many factors including comorbid anxiety, comorbid depression, personality, the psychosocial situation, the amount of the related hearing loss and the loudness of the tinnitus.Furthermore, theoretical considerations suggest an impact of the age at tinnitus o…

MaleAgingAnatomy and PhysiologyDatabases Factuallcsh:Medicine10045 Clinic for OtorhinolaryngologyAudiologySocial and Behavioral SciencesTinnitusddc:150GermanySurveys and QuestionnairesPsychologyAge of Onsetlcsh:ScienceDepression (differential diagnoses)PsychiatryAged 80 and overeducation.field_of_studyMultidisciplinaryDDC 150 / PsychologyTinnitus auriumAge FactorsAudiologyMiddle AgedSensory SystemsDistressMental HealthAuditory SystemAnxietyMedicineSensory PerceptionFemaleAltermedicine.symptomPsychosocialResearch ArticleAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyAdolescentHearing lossPopulationPsychological Stress610 Medicine & health1100 General Agricultural and Biological SciencesOhrgeräuschYoung Adult1300 General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biologymedicineotorhinolaryngologic diseasesHumanseducationBiologyAgedComputational Neuroscience1000 MultidisciplinaryEvolutionary BiologyPopulation Biologybusiness.industryMood Disorderslcsh:RComputational BiologyHearing lossLogistic ModelsOtorhinolaryngologylcsh:QAge of onsetbusinessPhysiological ProcessesHörstörungOrganism DevelopmentTinnitusDevelopmental BiologyNeuroscience
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Beliefs and attitudes among Swedish workers regarding the risk of hearing loss

2004

The aim of this study was to develop an abridged version of the Tinnitus Questionnaire (TQ) to be used as a quick tool for the assessment of tinnitus-related psychological distress. Data from 351 inpatients and 122 outpatients with chronic tinnitus were used to analyse item statistics and psychometric properties. Twelve items with an optimal combination of high item-total correlations, reliability and sensitivity in assessing changes were selected for the Mini-TQ. Correlation with the full TQ was >0.90, and test-retest reliability was 0.89. Validity was confirmed by associations with general psychological symptom patterns. Treatment effects indicated by the Mini-TQ were slightly greater tha…

Linguistics and Languagemedicine.medical_specialtyMultivariate analysisPsychometricsChronic tinnitusPsychological distressLanguage and LinguisticsRapid assessmentSpeech and HearingDistressotorhinolaryngologic diseasesmedicinePhysical therapymedicine.symptomPsychologyReliability (statistics)TinnitusInternational Journal of Audiology
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