Sharma Anuradh, Sood Nilanshu, Munjal Sanjay, Panda Naresh
Department of Otorhinolaryngology Speech and Hearing Chandigarh. Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh.
Department of Otolaryngology, Speech and hearing unit, Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh.
Int Tinnitus J. 2021 Mar 1;25(1):13-17. doi: 10.5935/0946-5448.2020004.
This research was conducted to investigate the severity of tinnitus, its impact on subject's daily, personal and emotional life, which varies widely across the age groups.
Sample population of 60 unilateral tinnitus subjects with normal hearing between the age ranges of 15-55years were divided into four age groups. Tinnitus severity was measured using tinnitus severity index, impact of tinnitus on daily life was documented through tinnitus handicap inventory and the stress levels through perceived stress scale.
A high frequency tinnitus was observed in age group of 56-65years, in contrast to noise like tinnitus in subjects aged 15-25years. The tinnitus was found to be most handicapping (38-56; moderate handicap) in Group 4(56-65years), the perceived stress levels were also falling in very high range (21 and over). Tinnitus severity index did not show any significant difference between the Group 1:15-25yrs, Group 2: 26-40yrs, Group 3:41-55yrs, and however group 4(56-65 yrs) did report with mild severity. The outcomes of present study demonstrated that elderly subjects certainly require modifications in the test protocols and referrals to address to their significant responses to tinnitus.
本研究旨在调查耳鸣的严重程度，及其对受试者日常生活、个人生活和情感生活的影响，这种影响在不同年龄组中差异很大。
选取60名年龄在15至55岁之间听力正常的单侧耳鸣受试者作为样本群体，分为四个年龄组。使用耳鸣严重程度指数测量耳鸣严重程度，通过耳鸣障碍量表记录耳鸣对日常生活的影响，并通过感知压力量表测量压力水平。
在56至65岁年龄组中观察到高频耳鸣，而在15至25岁的受试者中则为类似噪音的耳鸣。发现耳鸣对第4组（56至65岁）的影响最大（38 - 56；中度障碍），感知压力水平也处于非常高的范围（21及以上）。耳鸣严重程度指数在第1组（15至25岁）、第2组（26至40岁）、第3组（41至55岁）之间未显示出任何显著差异，然而第4组（56至65岁）确实报告耳鸣严重程度较轻。本研究结果表明，老年受试者肯定需要在测试方案和转诊方面进行调整，以应对他们对耳鸣的显著反应。
