| Stress and the onset of sudden hearing loss and tinnitus. | |
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PMID: 14689617 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Forty hospitalized patients with sudden hearing loss and tinnitus were compared to a control group (N = 28) of inpatients of an ear-nose-throat ward. They were similar in various background variables except for the kind of disorder itself. The main objective of our study was to test the hypothesis of stress as a predisposing risk factor in the development of sudden hearing loss and tinnitus. Thus, differences in life events and daily "hassles" were expected between groups, as were differences in coping styles, habitual worrying, and social support. The hypothesis of more frequent and more stressful life events and daily hassles was supported empirically. The dominant role of daily hassles, especially their stressfulness as a risk factor, was shown clearly. Those in the experimental group also reported more coping endeavors and more worrying. Social support had no discriminating function. The prospective part of the study aimed at the prediction of chronicity of sudden hearing loss and tinnitus (3 months after onset) by sociodemographic, psychological, and disease-associated variables. The strongest predictor of chronicity was the degree of well-being at the time of first assessment (soon after disease onset). Coping and a fatalistic locus of control also had some predictive power. Methodological limitations of the study are discussed. |
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Authors:
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C Schmitt; M Patak; B Kröner-Herwig |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The international tinnitus journal Volume: 6 ISSN: 0946-5448 ISO Abbreviation: Int Tinnitus J Publication Date: 2000 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2003-12-23 Completed Date: 2004-01-14 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9612993 Medline TA: Int Tinnitus J Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 41-9 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany. |
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Activities of Daily Living Adolescent Adult Aged Cross-Sectional Studies Discriminant Analysis Female Hearing Loss, Sudden / psychology* Humans Life Change Events Male Middle Aged Prospective Studies Risk Factors Stress, Psychological / complications*, etiology Tinnitus / psychology* |
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