Association between tinnitus and anxiety in the convalescent COVID-19 patients: A single-center observational study

Q4 Medicine Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.21608/ejentas.2022.140705.1527

R. Lasheen, M. Tomoum

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Introduction: After contracting COVID-19, some patients experienced tinnitus even though they did not have any hearing loss. Objectives: To investigate if COVID-19 infection-related anxiety may be the cause of tinnitus development in individuals who did not experience hearing loss. Patients and Methods: Our study included 120 participants with bilateral normal peripheral hearing who were divided into three groups. The control group (group I) consisted of 40 patients who did not have any otological complaints or a history of COVID-19 infection. The other two groups had a history of COVID-19 infection;40 patients of them had no otological complaints (group II), while the other 40 patients reported bilateral tinnitus after COVID-19 infection (group III). All subjects underwent Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) and Hamilton Anxiety (HAM-A) and measurement of the levels of inflammatory markers. Results: Study group III showed statistically significant higher scores than the other two groups in THI, HAM-A, and the level of inflammatory markers. Relation between patient's results and types of graft used showed no statistically significant differences between them. Conclusion: Tinnitus that developed in some normal hearing subjects after infection with COVID-19 may be caused by anxiety and stress. © 2022, EJENTAS. All rights reserved.

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COVID-19恢复期患者耳鸣与焦虑的关系:一项单中心观察性研究

在感染COVID-19后，一些患者即使没有任何听力损失，也会出现耳鸣。目的:调查COVID-19感染相关焦虑是否可能是未经历听力损失的个体耳鸣发展的原因。患者和方法:我们的研究纳入了120名双侧正常外周听力的参与者，他们被分为三组。对照组(I组)包括40例无耳科疾患或COVID-19感染史的患者。另外两组均有COVID-19感染史，其中40例患者无耳科疾患(II组)，另外40例患者在COVID-19感染后出现双侧耳鸣(III组)。所有受试者均接受耳鸣障碍量表(THI)和汉密尔顿焦虑量表(HAM-A)，并测量炎症标志物水平。结果:研究III组THI、HAM-A、炎症标志物水平均高于其他两组，差异有统计学意义。患者结果与移植物类型的关系无统计学差异。结论:部分听力正常人群感染新冠病毒后出现耳鸣可能是焦虑和压力所致。©2022,ejentas。版权所有。

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期刊介绍： Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences aspires to play a national, regional and international role in the promotion of responsible and effective research in the field of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery in Egypt, Middle East and Africa. Mission To encourage and support research in Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) field and interdisciplinary topics To implement high-quality editorial practices among Otolaryngologists To upgrade the ability and experience of local doctors in international publishing To offer professional publishing support to local researchers, creating a supportive network for career development To highlight ENT diseases and problems peculiar to our region To promote research in endemic, hereditary and infectious ENT problems related to our region To expose and study impact of ethnic, social, environmental and cultural issues on expression of different ENT diseases To organize common epidemiologic research of value to the region To provide resource to national and regional authorities about problems in the field of ENT and their implication on public health and resources To facilitate exchange of knowledge in our part of the world To expand activities with regional and international scientific societies.