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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2018; 22(02): 177-180
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1603809
Systematic Review
Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Polysomnography Applied to Patients with Tinnitus: A Review

Liane Sousa Teixeira
1   Department of Otolaryngology, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
,
Ronaldo Campos Granjeiro
2   Sector of Auditory Health, Hospital Universitário de Brasília, Asa Norte, Brasília, DF, Brazil
,
Carlos Augusto Pires de Oliveira
1   Department of Otolaryngology, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
,
Fayez Bahamad Júnior
3   Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
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09. November 2016

01. April 2017

Publikationsdatum:
16. Juni 2017 (online)

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Abstract

Introduction Tinnitus has been defined as an “auditory phantom perception,” meaning that tinnitus results from an abnormal activity within the nervous system, in the absence of any internal or external acoustic stimulation. About 10 to 15% of the adult population is affected by tinnitus, and a relevant percentage of tinnitus sufferers experience symptoms severe enough to significantly affect quality of life, including sleep disturbances, work impairment, and, in some cases, psychiatric distress. The self-rated complaints about tinnitus focus on emotional distress, auditory perceptual difficulties, and sleep disturbances.

Objectives To evaluate the works that show sleep disorders in patients with tinnitus, and sleep disorders assessed by polysomnography.

Data Synthesis We found four studies with polysomnography to assess sleep disorders in patients with tinnitus. The first study evaluated 80 patients who were military personnel without major psychiatric disturbances, and their tinnitus was associated with noise-induced permanent hearing. The second study was a prospective, case-control, nonrandomized study of 18 patients affected by chronic tinnitus who were compared with a homogeneous control group consisting of 15 healthy subjects. The last work evaluated questionnaires mailed to patients before their initial appointment at the Oregon Health Sciences University Tinnitus Clinic between 1994 and 1997. These questionnaires requested information pertaining to insomnia, tinnitus severity, and loudness. Follow-up questionnaires were mailed to 350 patients 1 to 4 years (mean 5 ± 2.3 years) after their initial appointment at the clinic.

Conclusion There are few studies with polysomnography for the evaluation of patients with sleep disorders caused by tinnitus. This shows the need for more studies on this subject.

Keywords

polysomnography - tinnitus - sleep
 

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