Tinnitus severity, loudness, and depression
Tinnitus severity, loudness, and depression
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DOI：
10.1016/s0194-5998(99)70123-3
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发表时间：
1999-07-01
影响因子：
3.4
通讯作者：
Martin, WH
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作者：
Folmer, RL;Griest, SE;Martin, WH
对来我科耳鸣门诊就诊的436名患者的问卷调查结果进行了分析。患者被要求报告抑郁的存在或不存在，并评估他们耳鸣的响度和严重程度，比较121名报告当前抑郁的患者和285名报告没有抑郁史的患者对耳鸣响度和严重程度问题的反应。患有抑郁症和不患有抑郁症的患者之间报告的耳鸣响度没有显著差异。然而，目前患有抑郁症的患者在与耳鸣严重程度有关的所有12个问题上的得分都明显高于没有抑郁的患者。我们得出结论，抑郁症和耳鸣的严重程度在某些患者中是有联系的。用药物和心理疗法治疗抑郁症可能会减轻其中许多患者的耳鸣严重程度。
Answers to questionnaires filled out by 436 patients who visited our tinnitus clinic were analyzed. Patients were asked to report the presence or absence of depression and to rate the loudness and severity of their tinnitus, Responses to questions about tinnitus loudness and severity from 121 patients who reported current depression were compared with responses from 285 patients who reported no history of depression. There was no significant difference in reported loudness of tinnitus between patients with and without depression. However, patients with current depression scored significantly higher than patients without depression on all 12 questions relating to tinnitus severity. We conclude that depression and tinnitus severity are linked in some patients. Treatment of depression with medications and psychotherapy is likely to reduce tinnitus severity for many of these patients.