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    An evaluation of the relationship between subjective tinnitus perception and COVID-19-related psychological factors
    (2024) Kirazli, Gulce; Uysal, Gokce Saygi; Akmese, Pelin Pistav; Inceoglu, Feyza; Ozgursoy, Selmin Karatayli; Ogut, Mehmet Fatih
    Aim: This study aimed to examine the relationship of tinnitus loudness, annoyance and handicap in tinnitus patients with the level of coronavirus-related anxiety, psychological distress, and fear. It was also aimed to evaluate the effects of insomnia severity and social and emotional loneliness perception on tinnitus in the pandemic period. Materials and Methods: A total of 112 patients over the age of 18 who were followed up in two centers with the diagnosis of chronic subjective tinnitus were included in the study. During the pandemic, the data were collected using the following tools via Google Forms: Demographic Information Form, Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for tinnitus loudness and annoyance, the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI), Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS), Fear of COVID Scale (FCVS-T), COVID-19 related Psychological Distress Scale (CORPD), Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), and Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale (SELSA-S). Results: A weak positive correlation was found between CAS score and VAS for tinnitus loudness and annoyance, FCVS-T, ISI, Selsa-S total scores; between FCVS-T score and VAS for annoyance, CORPD, ISI scores; and, between CORPD and THI, ISI scores (p<0.05). There was a significant positive correlation between VAS and Selsa-S \"social loneliness\" sub-dimension scale, THI scores (p<0.05). Conclusion: Psychological support should not be neglected in the management of tinnitus patients in the pandemic period, and tinnitus patients should be followed closely, since the increase in psychological factors and the perceived loneliness level and the severity of insomnia in the pandemic cause a worsening in the perception of tinnitus.