Sensory neurologic disorders: Tinnitus

Chemali, Zeina; Nehme, Romy; Fricchione, Gregory L.

doi:10.1016/b978-0-444-64012-3.00022-8

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“…This scale is a survey with 25 items and divided into three subscales: functional, catastrophic, and emotional, with a total score ranging from 0 to 100. It grades five tinnitus severity categories: slight (0-16); mild (18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30)(31)(32)(33)(34)(35)(36); moderate (38)(39)(40)(41)(42)(43)(44)(45)(46)(47)(48)(49)(50)(51)(52)(53)(54)(55)(56); severe (58-76); and catastrophic (78-100). Psychoacoustic characteristics of tinnitus, including its loudness and pitch, were measured using the standard clinical method by presenting sounds similar to those described by the patient [27,28].…”

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“…Additionally, the risk of cochlear disorders, especially for tinnitus, is significantly higher in individuals with a history of migraines [17]. In fact, brain-ear connections have been proposed as a reason for tinnitus and headache connection and their probable similar pathophysiological mechanisms [4,[20][21][22][23]. It should be noted that in the majority of cases, unilateral headaches and unilateral tinnitus occur on the same side, thus alterations in trigeminal nerve activity have been suspected as a probable overlapping pathophysiological factor [24].…”

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The Prevalence of Different Types of Headache in Patients with Subjective Tinnitus and Its Influence on Tinnitus Parameters: A Prospective Clinical Study

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Both tinnitus and headache are very prevalent conditions in the general population, with bidirectional co-occurrence of them. A number of studies revealed a high prevalence of headache in tinnitus patients; however, most of them used self-reported symptoms, questionnaires, or health databases and were retrospective. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of different types of headache in a cohort of tinnitus patients and to assess the influence of headache on tinnitus parameters, focusing on appropriate headache and tinnitus diagnosis verified by clinical examination. This prospective study involved 286 patients diagnosed with subjective non-pulsating tinnitus. Patients’ clinical information was thoroughly assessed by the multidisciplinary team, including tinnitus characteristics and severity according to the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI), loudness assessed by the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), audiometry, type of headache diagnosed according to the third edition of the International Classification of Headache Disorders, severity of headache assessed by the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS), and impact of headache using the Headache Impact Test (HIT). In total, 141 (49.3%) tinnitus patients were diagnosed with headache, most of them with tension-type headache or migraine. They were significantly younger; mostly women; had bilateral tinnitus, vertigo, and depression more frequently; and had hearing loss less frequently as compared with the non-headache group. In total, 82 (58.16%) patients had the same localization of tinnitus and headache. Younger age, female gender, higher tinnitus burden measured by THI, and coexistence of hearing loss were independent variables connected with the occurrence of headache in the tinnitus group. According to our study, headaches impact tinnitus on many different levels and may be an important co-factor for tinnitus subtyping. We recommend screening for headache coexistence in all tinnitus patients.

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Section: Tinnitusmentioning

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The Prevalence of Different Types of Headache in Patients with Subjective Tinnitus and Its Influence on Tinnitus Parameters: A Prospective Clinical Study

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“…Another important pathological mechanism causing hyperacusis and tinnitus in children with neurodevelopment disorders could be the sensory processing [36,48,49]. These patients may have difficulties in regulating or integrating sensory information (visual, touch, sounds, smells, proprioception), which can lead to patterns of hypersensitivity to sensory stimuli or a sensory overload effect [50][51][52][53][54]. This may be due to Sensory Over-Responsivity (SOR), a sensory modulation disorder manifested by behavioral responses that are faster, longer or more intense compared to peers [55].…”

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Hyperacusis in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Preliminary Study

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Zodda

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The association between hyperacusis and developmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorders has been extensively reported in the literature; however, the specific prevalence of hyperacusis in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has never been investigated. In this preliminary study, we evaluated the presence of hyperacusis in a small sample of children affected by ADHD compared to a control group of healthy children. Thirty normal hearing children with a diagnosis of ADHD and 30 children matched for sex and age were enrolled in the study. All children underwent audiological and multidisciplinary neuropsychiatric evaluation. Hearing was assessed using pure tone audiometry and immittance test; ADHD was diagnosed following the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder criteria. Hyperacusis was assessed through the administration of a questionnaire to parents and an interview with children. Hyperacusis was diagnosed in 11 children (36.7%) in the study group and in four children (13.3%) in the control group; this difference was statistically significant (p = 0.03). The preliminary results of this study suggest a higher presence of hyperacusis in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder compared to control children. More studies on larger samples are necessary to confirm these results.

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“…Una explicación similar sería para la diabetes mellitus, que estuvo presente en un 16%, cuya prevalencia en relación a tinnitus es variable, se postula que la DM a mayor severidad y mayor tiempo de evolución se asocia a mayor riesgo de hipoacusia y, por ende, mayor riesgo de tinnitus 19 . La comorbilidad entre tinnitus y trastornos psiquiátricos (depresión, ansiedad, insomnio) es sólida en la literatura, en algunos estudios alcanzan hasta el 45% y se ha postulado una superposición de redes neuronales y áreas del cerebro involucradas en ambas patologías 10,[20][21][22] . En nuestro estudio la depresión diagnosticada y manejada por neurólogo estuvo presente en 6% de los pacientes, no tuvimos pacientes con diagnóstico de ansiedad encontraremos con más de la mitad de los pacientes que tendrán patología detectable por audiometría, y de los pacientes sin la sensación de hipoacusia, un tercio de ellos sí la tendrá.…”

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“…El tinnitus es una patología que aumenta la prevalencia a mayor edad, donde el peak se alcanza a los 70 años para luego decaer 3,6 es más frecuente en varones, con gravedad similar entre ambos géneros. El tinnitus puede ser unilateral o bilateral, pulsátil o no pulsátil, intermitente o constante 9 , así como también objetivo o subjetivo, siendo el primero una percepción del sonido que también puede ser escuchada por el examinador, cuya principal patogenia ocurriría debido a un flujo sanguíneo turbulento o contracción muscular, aunque la mayoría de las veces, estemos en presencia de un tinnitus subjetivo, donde el sonido solo lo escucha la persona que lo padece, sin identificarse ninguna fuente de sonido 6,4,10 .…”

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