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Original article

Evidence of psychosomatic influences in compensated and decompensated tinnitus

evidencia de influencias psicosomáticas en acúfenos compensados y descompensados

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Pages 370-378 | Received 23 Sep 2004, Published online: 07 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the role and interaction of individual factors on decompensated tinnitus. Subjects consisted of 53 adult patients with chronic tinnitus. They were selected and assigned to two groups, compensated (n = 28) and decompensated (n = 25), according to the results of an established tinnitus questionnaire. Both groups were evaluated and compared. The patients with decompensated tinnitus suffered from more pronounced social disabilities, were more prone to depression, and used less effective techniques to cope with their illness. They showed a higher degree of somatic multimorbidity, with particularly strong correlations between tinnitus and the incidence of cardiovascular diseases and hypoacusis. As a consequence, in the psychosomatic tinnitus therapy, greater attention should be given to the treatment of the somatic complaints in addition to psychological and psychosocial aspects.

Sumario

El propósito de este estudio fue evaluar el papel y la interacción de factores individuales sobre un acúfeno descompensado. La muestra consistió de 53 pacientes adultos con acúfeno crónico. Estos se seleccionaron y asignaron a los grupos: compensado (n = 28) y descompensado (n = 25), de acuerdo con los resultados de un cuestionario establecido para acúfenos. Ambos grupos fueron evaluados y comparados. Los pacientes con acúfeno descompensado sufrían de discapacidades sociales más pronunciadas, eran más propensos a la depresión y utilizaban técnicas menos efectivas para controlar su enfermedad. Ellos mostraron un mayor grado mayor de multi-morbilidad somática, con una fuerte correlación entre el acúfeno y la incidencia de enfermedad cardiovascular e hipoacusia. Como consecuencia, en la terapia psicosomática del acúfeno, debe prestarse mayor atención al tratamiento de las quejas somáticas, además de los aspectos psicológicos y psico-sociales.

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