Personality and Perception of Tinnitus

Abstract

Our interpretation of the findings is that personality influences the persistence of tinnitus by influencing the tendency to be aware of it. Consideration of personality factors may improve the ability to tailor tinnitus therapies, and the concept of awareness may benefit treatment outcomes by showing tinnitus sufferers a means of internalizing the locus of control over their symptoms.

The impact of tinnitus on adult Nigerians: health related Quality of Life assessment of sufferers using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the RAND-36 item health survey 1.0 questionnaire

“…Conflicting reports exist regarding their relationship from previous studies. Some authors report that tinnitus comorbidities are unrelated to age 30 and others report significant differences in gender regarding tinnitus annoyance and HRQoL of sufferers 9,31 . Female patients in our study scored higher in mental distress scales compared to the males irrespective of age.…”

Investigation of temporal bone asymmetry in cases with unilateral tinnitus: morphometric and multicentric clinical study

“…For example most police officers and soldiers are exposed to acoustic trauma but only some of them complain about tinnitus. It was suggested that there are two components of reporting tinnitus by patients: first, the necessary physiological or pathological conditions to provide a stimulus to the auditory cortex, and second the personal tendency to report a tinnitus as present [31]. There is a relation between personality and perception of tinnitus.…”

The association between tinnitus and mental health in a general population sample: Results from the HUNT Study

“…Folmer et al [35] found no significant difference in reported tinnitus loudness between tinnitus clinic patients with and without current depression, but an association between depression and reported tinnitus severity was found. Personality factors and different coping ability may explain the findings [36,37]. Differences in attentional mechanisms and cognitive characteristics might also influence how tinnitus is perceived [38][39][40].…”