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Title: | Hyperacusis: demographic, audiological, and clinical characteristics of patients at the ENT department | Authors: | Jacquemin, Laure Cardon, Emilie MICHIELS, Sarah Luyten, Tine Van der Wal, Annemarie De Hertogh, Willem Vanderveken, Olivier M. Van de Heyning, Paul Lammers, Marc J. W. Van Rompaey, Vincent Gilles, Annick |
Issue Date: | 2022 | Publisher: | Source: | EUROPEAN ARCHIVES OF OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGY, | Status: | In press | Abstract: | Purpose To document whether patients with and without hyperacusis differ from each other on demographic, audiological, and clinical characteristics. Methods Based on the Hyperacusis Questionnaire's (HQ) cutoff (HQ > 28), a total of 2301 participants were divided into patients with and without hyperacusis. Demographic data, scores on self-reported questionnaires [Tinnitus Functional Index (TFI), Visual Analogue Scale of tinnitus loudness (VAS loudness), Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS)], and audiologi-cal parameters were retrospectively analysed to determine differential factors between the two groups. Results In total, 10.9% of the patients was classified as hyperacusis patients (n = 251). They reported a significant, higher tinnitus severity (mean difference of 19 points on TFI) and mental distress (mean difference of 4 points on the HADS sub-scales) (p < 0.001) than patients without hyperacusis. Moreover, this group consisted of more women (45% % in hyperacusis group vs. 35% in non-hyperacusis group) and women scored significantly higher on the HQ (p < 0.001) and TFI (p < 0.01). Conclusion Patients with hyperacusis have distinctive characteristics. The presence of hyperacusis in combination with tinnitus can indicate a higher need for psychoeducation. Patients that present themselves with hyperacusis without tinnitus complaints remain a minority, yet might be underdiagnosed. Hence, future studies should disentangle tinnitus from hypera-cusis. In clinical practice, greater efforts are required to increase knowledge about hyperacusis as a primary or secondary complaint and to provide individualized treatment for these patients. | Keywords: | Hyperacusis;Sound intolerance;Tinnitus;Demographics;Hearing;Self-report;Questionnaires | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/37075 | ISSN: | 0937-4477 | e-ISSN: | 1434-4726 | DOI: | 10.1007/s00405-022-07336-4 | ISI #: | 000770192900003 | Rights: | The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2022 | Category: | A1 | Type: | Journal Contribution | Validations: | ecoom 2023 |
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