National Institute of Psychology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Department of Psychology, Foundation University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
J Pak Med Assoc. 2021 Oct;71(10):2340-2343. doi: 10.47391/JPMA.04-542.
To identify the mental health problems among patients having symptoms of tinnitus and vertigo due to vestibulocochlear disturbances.
The cross-sectional study was conducted from May to September 2019 at the Hearts International Hospital and the Hearing and Balance Clinic, Rawalpindi, in collaboration with the Foundation University, Islamabad, and comprised vestibulocochlear disorder patients of either gender aged >18 years having chief symptoms of vertigo and tinnitus for at least the preceding 3 months. Psychiatric evaluation was conducted using the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory, the Dizziness Handicap Inventory and the Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale. Audiological evaluations were carried out to gauge the severity of symptoms. Data was analysed using SPSS 20.
Of the 202 subjects, 60(30%) were females and 142(70%) were males. Patients experiencing vertigo and tinnitus symptoms had a strong tendency to develop psychiatric problems (p<0.05). Significant differences were noted among male and female patients regarding the representation of psychiatric symptoms (p<0.05).
Patients experiencing tinnitus and vertigo symptoms tended to have a deviant psychological profile analogous with other chronic diseases.
识别因前庭耳蜗障碍而出现耳鸣和眩晕症状的患者的心理健康问题。
本横断面研究于 2019 年 5 月至 9 月在拉瓦尔品第的 Hearts 国际医院和听力与平衡诊所与伊斯兰堡的 Foundation 大学合作进行，纳入了年龄>18 岁的、有至少 3 个月的主要眩晕和耳鸣症状的、无论性别如何的前庭耳蜗障碍患者。使用耳鸣残疾量表、头晕残疾量表和抑郁、焦虑、压力量表进行精神病学评估。进行听力学评估以评估症状的严重程度。使用 SPSS 20 进行数据分析。
在 202 名受试者中，60 名（30%）为女性，142 名（70%）为男性。经历眩晕和耳鸣症状的患者有很强的发展出精神问题的倾向（p<0.05）。男性和女性患者在精神病症状的表现方面存在显著差异（p<0.05）。
出现耳鸣和眩晕症状的患者往往具有与其他慢性疾病相似的异常心理特征。
