Rammal Almoaidbellah, Alsinni Hussain, Alkhamesi Ameera A, Alshahrani Ghada, Bouges Raghad N, Shosho Raghad Y, Aljuhani Manal O
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, King Abdulaziz University Faculty of Medicine, Jeddah, SAU.
Otolaryngology, Al-Jabr Eye, Nose, and Throat Hospital, Alahsa, SAU.
Cureus. 2024 Jul 11;16(7):e64295. doi: 10.7759/cureus.64295. eCollection 2024 Jul.
Tinnitus is a perception of sound without external sound stimulation. Subjective tinnitus is the most common type and is unrelated to external sounds. It is a symptom, not an illness, and is often linked to various psychological factors like anxiety and depression. Insomnia is a personal sense of difficulty falling asleep and issues with sleep initiation, length, consolidation, or quality while having ample chance to sleep, which impairs one's ability to function during the day. Sleep problems are prevalent in individuals with chronic tinnitus.
We aimed to assess insomnia prevalence in chronic tinnitus patients in Saudi Arabia.
Our study, an online cross-sectional survey, included 434 Saudi participants with chronic insomnia, utilizing a Google Forms questionnaire (Google LLC, Mountain View, California, United States).
A total of 434 participants responded to the online survey. The most represented age group was 18-25 years, and 319 (73.5%) of the respondents were female. Approximately one-third (34.6%, n=150) were from the southern region. In the sample, 184 (42.4%) participants had bilateral tinnitus, and 105 (24.2%) had had tinnitus for over two years. Around 62.7% of the participants suffered from insomnia due to tinnitus. In terms of sleep quality, 174 (40.1%) participants took over 40 minutes to fall asleep, 85 (19.5%) were often afraid to sleep due to disturbed sleep, and 63 (14.5%) frequently used sleep pills.
Our study of over 400 Saudi chronic tinnitus patients revealed that a large percentage of tinnitus patients have insomnia, influenced by geographic region and tinnitus duration. Our findings offer valuable insights, emphasizing the necessity for additional research to inform interventions aimed at enhancing the quality of life of individuals with chronic tinnitus.
耳鸣是在没有外部声音刺激时产生的声音感知。主观性耳鸣是最常见的类型，与外部声音无关。它是一种症状，而非疾病，且常与焦虑和抑郁等多种心理因素相关。失眠是指在有充足睡眠机会的情况下，个人感觉难以入睡以及在睡眠起始、时长、巩固或质量方面存在问题，这会损害人在白天的功能。睡眠问题在慢性耳鸣患者中很普遍。
我们旨在评估沙特阿拉伯慢性耳鸣患者的失眠患病率。
我们的研究是一项在线横断面调查，利用谷歌表单问卷（谷歌有限责任公司，美国加利福尼亚州山景城），纳入了434名患有慢性耳鸣的沙特参与者。
共有434名参与者对在线调查做出回应。最具代表性的年龄组是18 - 25岁，319名（73.5%）受访者为女性。约三分之一（34.6%，n = 150）来自南部地区。在样本中，184名（42.4%）参与者患有双侧耳鸣，105名（24.2%）耳鸣已超过两年。约62.7%的参与者因耳鸣而患有失眠。在睡眠质量方面，174名（40.1%）参与者入睡时间超过40分钟，85名（19.5%）因睡眠受扰而常害怕入睡，63名（14.5%）经常使用安眠药。
我们对400多名沙特慢性耳鸣患者的研究表明，很大一部分耳鸣患者患有失眠，这受到地理区域和耳鸣持续时间的影响。我们的研究结果提供了有价值的见解，强调有必要进行更多研究以为旨在提高慢性耳鸣患者生活质量的干预措施提供依据。
