The Effect of Comorbidity between Tinnitus and Dizziness on Perceived Handicap, Psychological Distress, and Quality of Life
Tinnitus and dizziness are common complaints encountered in the department of otolaryngology. We hypothesized that when patients complain of both tinnitus and dizziness, perceived handicap, impairment of quality of life, and emotional distress are more severe than the patient who complain of either...
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doaj-52b334a636ad45abaaa482624ad8634b2020-11-24T21:10:37ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Neurology1664-22952017-12-01810.3389/fneur.2017.00722312916The Effect of Comorbidity between Tinnitus and Dizziness on Perceived Handicap, Psychological Distress, and Quality of LifeMasatoshi Miura0Masatoshi Miura1Fumiyuki Goto2Fumiyuki Goto3Yozo Inagaki4Yasuyuki Nomura5Takeshi Oshima6Nagisa Sugaya7Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine, Itabashi, Tokyo, JapanDepartment of Otolaryngology, National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, JapanDepartment of Otolaryngology, National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, JapanDepartment of Otolaryngology, Hino Municipal Hospital, Tokyo, JapanDepartment of Otolaryngology, Hino Municipal Hospital, Tokyo, JapanDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine, Itabashi, Tokyo, JapanDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine, Itabashi, Tokyo, JapanUnit of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, JapanTinnitus and dizziness are common complaints encountered in the department of otolaryngology. We hypothesized that when patients complain of both tinnitus and dizziness, perceived handicap, impairment of quality of life, and emotional distress are more severe than the patient who complain of either tinnitus or dizziness. The subjects for this study were 736 patients who visited Hino Municipal Hospital between August 2010 and March 2012, complaining of tinnitus or dizziness. The subjects were divided into three groups depending upon their chief complaints—group B had patients with both tinnitus and dizziness (N = 75), group T had patients with tinnitus (N = 145), and group D had patients with dizziness (N = 516). Assessments were performed using Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) for groups B and T, Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) for groups B and D, Medical Outcomes Study 8-items Short-Form Health Survey (SF-8), and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). The THI score of group B was higher than that of group T. The scores of PCS (physical component of SF-8) of groups B and D were lower than that of group T. However, there were no significant differences in the DHI scores of groups B and D, and the HADS scores of the three groups. While the physical quality of life was found to vary depending on the presence of dizziness in patients with tinnitus, it was not found to vary depending on the presence of tinnitus in patients with dizziness. It is therefore important to consider the functional impact resulting from dizziness in patients with tinnitus.http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2017.00722/fulltinnitusdizzinessDizziness Handicap Inventorypsychological distressquality of life |
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Masatoshi Miura Masatoshi Miura Fumiyuki Goto Fumiyuki Goto Yozo Inagaki Yasuyuki Nomura Takeshi Oshima Nagisa Sugaya The Effect of Comorbidity between Tinnitus and Dizziness on Perceived Handicap, Psychological Distress, and Quality of Life Frontiers in Neurology tinnitus dizziness Dizziness Handicap Inventory psychological distress quality of life |
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Masatoshi Miura Masatoshi Miura Fumiyuki Goto Fumiyuki Goto Yozo Inagaki Yasuyuki Nomura Takeshi Oshima Nagisa Sugaya |
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The Effect of Comorbidity between Tinnitus and Dizziness on Perceived Handicap, Psychological Distress, and Quality of Life |
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The Effect of Comorbidity between Tinnitus and Dizziness on Perceived Handicap, Psychological Distress, and Quality of Life |
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The Effect of Comorbidity between Tinnitus and Dizziness on Perceived Handicap, Psychological Distress, and Quality of Life |
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The Effect of Comorbidity between Tinnitus and Dizziness on Perceived Handicap, Psychological Distress, and Quality of Life |
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The Effect of Comorbidity between Tinnitus and Dizziness on Perceived Handicap, Psychological Distress, and Quality of Life |
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effect of comorbidity between tinnitus and dizziness on perceived handicap, psychological distress, and quality of life |
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Tinnitus and dizziness are common complaints encountered in the department of otolaryngology. We hypothesized that when patients complain of both tinnitus and dizziness, perceived handicap, impairment of quality of life, and emotional distress are more severe than the patient who complain of either tinnitus or dizziness. The subjects for this study were 736 patients who visited Hino Municipal Hospital between August 2010 and March 2012, complaining of tinnitus or dizziness. The subjects were divided into three groups depending upon their chief complaints—group B had patients with both tinnitus and dizziness (N = 75), group T had patients with tinnitus (N = 145), and group D had patients with dizziness (N = 516). Assessments were performed using Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) for groups B and T, Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) for groups B and D, Medical Outcomes Study 8-items Short-Form Health Survey (SF-8), and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). The THI score of group B was higher than that of group T. The scores of PCS (physical component of SF-8) of groups B and D were lower than that of group T. However, there were no significant differences in the DHI scores of groups B and D, and the HADS scores of the three groups. While the physical quality of life was found to vary depending on the presence of dizziness in patients with tinnitus, it was not found to vary depending on the presence of tinnitus in patients with dizziness. It is therefore important to consider the functional impact resulting from dizziness in patients with tinnitus. |
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tinnitus dizziness Dizziness Handicap Inventory psychological distress quality of life |
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