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Why Is There No Cure for Tinnitus?
Tinnitus is unusual for such a common symptom in that there are few treatment options and those that are available are aimed at reducing the impact rather than specifically addressing the tinnitus percept.
David Stockdale +2 more
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Cortico-limbic morphology separates tinnitus from tinnitus distress
Tinnitus is a common auditory disorder characterized by a chronic ringing or buzzing in the ear. Despite the auditory-perceptual nature of this disorder, a growing number of studies have reported neuroanatomical differences in tinnitus patients outside ...
Amber M Leaver +2 more
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The impact of tinnitus distress on cognition
Tinnitus is the chronic perception of a phantom sound with different levels of related distress. Past research has elucidated interactions of tinnitus distress with audiological, affective and further clinical variables.
P. Neff +9 more
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Hair-cortisol and hair-BDNF as biomarkers of tinnitus loudness and distress in chronic tinnitus
The role of stress and its neuroendocrine mediators in tinnitus is unclear. In this study, we measure cortisol as an indicator of hypothalamus–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis alterations and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) as a marker of adaptive ...
Laura Basso +5 more
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Impact of the COVID-19 Lockdown on Patients with Chronic Tinnitus—Preliminary Results
The COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown measures are both causes of psychological distress. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the psychological effects of lockdown measures on patients with subjective chronic tinnitus diagnosed before the COVID-
Alessandra Fioretti +6 more
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Sex Differences in Comorbidity Combinations in the Swedish Population
High comorbidity rates, especially mental–physical comorbidity, constitute an increasing health care burden, with women and men being differentially affected.
Laura Basso +6 more
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Tinnitus and Metacognitive Beliefs—Results of a Cross-Sectional Observational Study
Recent research has highlighted the role of metacognitions as a moderator for psychological distress in patients with chronic diseases. The present study investigates the role of metacognitions and worry in the association between tinnitus distress ...
Eleonora Natalini +4 more
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Psychological Treatment Effects Unrelated to Hair-Cortisol and Hair-BDNF Levels in Chronic Tinnitus
BackgroundCurrently, there are no objective markers to measure treatment efficacy in chronic (distressing) tinnitus. This study explores whether stress-related biomarkers cortisol and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) measured in hair samples of ...
Laura Basso +8 more
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Objective: Considering the heterogeneity of the symptoms shown by patients suffering from chronic tinnitus, there are surprisingly few interdisciplinary treatments available, and mostly available only for inpatients.
Daniela Ivansic +6 more
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Dimensions of Tinnitus-Related Distress
Objectives: (1) To determine which psychosocial aspects predict tinnitus-related distress in a large self-reported dataset of patients with chronic tinnitus, and (2) to identify underlying constructs by means of factor analysis. Methods: A cohort of 1958
Petra Brueggemann +8 more
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