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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Sleep Sci
DOI: 10.1055/s-0045-1809666
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Sleep Quality in Patients with Tinnitus

Adriana Laybauer Silveira Unchalo 
1   Speech Therapy Service, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
,
Cauê Denardi Santos 
2   Course of Speech Therapy, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
,
Laura Weber Weingaertner 
3   Post-Graduate Program in Child and Adolescent Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
,
Fábio André Selaimen 
4   Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Service, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
,
Nicole Cislaghi Sartor 
4   Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Service, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
,
Adriane Ribeiro Teixeira 
1   Speech Therapy Service, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
5   Health and Human Communication Department, Instituto de Psicologia, Serviço Social e Saúde e Comunicação Humana, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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Funding This article was supported by FIPE - Fundo de Incentivo à Pesquisa e Eventos of the Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre. The author Cauê Denardi Santos received an extension scholarship from the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (PROREXT UFRGS). The author Laura Weber Weingaertner received a research scholarship from the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (FAPERGS).
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Abstract

Objective

To analyze the association between sleep quality and chronic tinnitus.

Materials and Methods

The present is a prospective observational cross-sectional study in which convenience sampling (n = 51) was used to assess individuals with chronic tinnitus at a specialized outpatient clinic in a tertiary referral hospital. The data collection tools included a demographics questionnaire, a sleep quality questionnaire (the Mini Sleep Questionnaire), a questionnaire to assess the impact of tinnitus (Tinnitus Handicap Inventory), and pure-tone audiometry. The data was analyzed using the student's t-test or analysis of variance (ANOVA), the Mann-Whitney or Kruskal-Wallis's test, and the Pearson's Chi-squared or Fisher's exact test.

Results

There was a predominance of women and middle-aged adults with bilateral tinnitus and hearing loss. The scores on the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory revealed that the tinnitus had a moderate to catastrophic impact on quality of life. Most participants classified themselves as having severe sleep difficulties on the Mini Sleep Questionnaire. Furthermore, patients with higher scores on the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory tended to show poor quality sleep patterns on the Mini Sleep Questionnaire. Regarding the association between sex and the scores on the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory, more men were severely handicapped, whereas more women were catastrophically handicapped. There was also a significant association between age group and hearing loss.

Conclusion

The data analysis revealed a significant association between sleep quality and tinnitus in the sample.

Keywords

tinnitus - sleep quality - quality of life


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Eingereicht: 13. August 2024

Angenommen: 10. April 2025

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