Lewis J E, Stephens S D, McKenna L
Department of Psychological Medicine, Whitchurch Hospital, Cardiff, UK.
Clin Otolaryngol Allied Sci. 1994 Feb;19(1):50-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2273.1994.tb01147.x.
A retrospective study of tinnitus sufferers who had committed suicide was undertaken. A questionnaire was compiled, and circulated world-wide. Adequate information was obtained on 28 suicides. An association between suicide and left-sided tinnitus reported previously, was not conclusively replicated. In fact, no particular tinnitus parameter, or associated audiological symptom was over-represented in the suicide series. Demographically, tinnitus suicide victims were characterized by being male, elderly, and socially isolated. There was a high prevalence of psychiatric morbidity, in particular depression (70%). A suicide attempt within the year preceding suicide occurred in five individuals.
对自杀的耳鸣患者进行了一项回顾性研究。编制了一份问卷，并在全球范围内分发。获得了28例自杀事件的充分信息。先前报道的自杀与左耳耳鸣之间的关联并未得到确切证实。事实上，在自杀案例中，没有任何特定的耳鸣参数或相关的听觉症状表现突出。从人口统计学角度来看，耳鸣自杀受害者的特征是男性、老年人且社会孤立。精神疾病发病率很高，尤其是抑郁症（70%）。在自杀前一年，有五人曾试图自杀。
