Mavrogeni Panayiota, Maihoub Stefani, Tamás László, Molnár András
Tóth Ilona Health Service Clinical Medical Institute, Görgey Artúr tér 8., H-1212, Budapest, Hungary.
Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Semmelweis University, Szigony u. 36, H-1083, Budapest, Hungary.
J Otol. 2022 Jul;17(3):136-139. doi: 10.1016/j.joto.2022.04.003. Epub 2022 Apr 25.
Tinnitus is a sound precepted without an external sound stimulus. Its background can be categorised into primary and secondary cases. The secondary cases include pathologies of the external, middle and inner ear. Tinnitus can be objective or subjective; the latter can only identified by the sufferer. Previous research results have shown that tinnitus significantly affects the quality of life and daily functioning.
To analyse the impact of tinnitus on the daily functioning and the possible influence of demographical data and tinnitus duration on it.
630 patients (265 males and 365 females, 25-85 years of age) suffering from primary tinnitus were enrolled. In the Hungarian language, these patients completed the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) questionnaire and underwent a complete otorhinolaryngological examination. IBM SPSS V24 software was used for data processing; correlation tests, the Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis non-parametric tests were used.
According to the THI questionnaires outcomes, most patients (62.5%) were presented with a mild handicap. Based on statistical analysis, no significant correlation was observed between the total THI points and the age of the patients, along with the duration and localisation of the symptoms. However, the total THI scores of male and female patients significantly differed, indicating higher THI values in the female group ( = 0.00052∗).
The tinnitus severity was not affected by the duration, localisation of the symptoms and age but by gender, indicating higher values in the case of females.
耳鸣是一种在没有外部声音刺激时感知到的声音。其背景可分为原发性和继发性病例。继发性病例包括外耳、中耳和内耳的病变。耳鸣可以是客观性的或主观性的；后者只能由患者自己识别。先前的研究结果表明，耳鸣会显著影响生活质量和日常功能。
分析耳鸣对日常功能的影响以及人口统计学数据和耳鸣持续时间对其可能产生的影响。
招募了630例患有原发性耳鸣的患者（265例男性和365例女性，年龄在25至85岁之间）。这些患者用匈牙利语完成了耳鸣障碍问卷（THI），并接受了全面的耳鼻喉科检查。使用IBM SPSS V24软件进行数据处理；采用相关性检验、曼-惠特尼检验和克鲁斯卡尔-沃利斯非参数检验。
根据THI问卷结果，大多数患者（62.5%）存在轻度障碍。基于统计分析，未观察到THI总分与患者年龄、症状持续时间和症状部位之间存在显著相关性。然而，男性和女性患者的THI总分存在显著差异，表明女性组的THI值更高（P = 0.00052∗）。
耳鸣严重程度不受症状持续时间、部位和年龄的影响，而是受性别影响，女性的耳鸣严重程度值更高。
