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Insomnia Associated with Tinnitus and Gender Differences

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  • Kneginja Richter

    (Outpatient Clinic for Sleep Disorders and Tinnitus, University Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Paracelsus Medical University, 90419 Nuremberg, Germany
    Faculty for Social Work, Technical University of Applied Sciences Nuremberg Georg Simon Ohm, 90489 Nuremberg, Germany
    Faculty for Medical Sciences, University Goce Delcev Stip, 2000 Stip, North Macedonia)

  • Melanie Zimni

    (Outpatient Clinic for Sleep Disorders and Tinnitus, University Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Paracelsus Medical University, 90419 Nuremberg, Germany)

  • Iva Tomova

    (Outpatient Clinic for Sleep Disorders and Tinnitus, University Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Paracelsus Medical University, 90419 Nuremberg, Germany)

  • Lukas Retzer

    (Outpatient Clinic for Sleep Disorders and Tinnitus, University Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Paracelsus Medical University, 90419 Nuremberg, Germany
    Faculty for Social Work, Technical University of Applied Sciences Nuremberg Georg Simon Ohm, 90489 Nuremberg, Germany)

  • Joachim Höfig

    (Outpatient Clinic for Sleep Disorders and Tinnitus, University Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Paracelsus Medical University, 90419 Nuremberg, Germany)

  • Stefanie Kellner

    (Faculty for Social Work, Technical University of Applied Sciences Nuremberg Georg Simon Ohm, 90489 Nuremberg, Germany)

  • Carla Fries

    (Outpatient Clinic for Sleep Disorders and Tinnitus, University Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Paracelsus Medical University, 90419 Nuremberg, Germany)

  • Karina Bernstein

    (Outpatient Clinic for Sleep Disorders and Tinnitus, University Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Paracelsus Medical University, 90419 Nuremberg, Germany)

  • Wolfgang Hitzl

    (Research Office (Biostatistics), Paracelsus Medical University, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
    Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Paracelsus Medical University, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
    Research Program Experimental Ophthalmology and Glaucoma Research, Paracelsus Medical University, 5020 Salzburg, Austria)

  • Thomas Hillemacher

    (Outpatient Clinic for Sleep Disorders and Tinnitus, University Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Paracelsus Medical University, 90419 Nuremberg, Germany)

  • Lence Miloseva

    (Faculty for Medical Sciences, University Goce Delcev Stip, 2000 Stip, North Macedonia)

  • Jens Acker

    (KSM Clinic for Sleep Medicine Bad Zurzach, 5330 Bad Zurzach, Switzerland)

Abstract

Chronic tinnitus causes a decrease in well-being and can negatively affect sleep quality. It has further been indicated that there are clinically relevant gender differences, which may also have an impact on sleep quality. By conducting a retrospective and explorative data analysis for differences in patients with tinnitus and patients diagnosed with tinnitus and insomnia, hypothesized differences were explored in the summed test scores and on item-level of the validated psychometric instruments. A cross-sectional study was conducted collecting data from a sample of tinnitus patients ( n = 76). Insomnia was diagnosed in 49 patients. Gender differences were found on aggregated test scores of the MADRS and BDI with men scoring higher than women, indicating higher depressive symptoms in men. Women stated to suffer more from headaches ( p < 0.003), neck pain ( p < 0.006) and nervousness as well as restlessness ( p < 0.02). Women also reported an increase in tinnitus loudness in response to stress compared to men ( p < 0.03). Male individuals with tinnitus and insomnia have higher depression scores and more clinically relevant depressive symptoms than women, who suffer more from psychosomatic symptoms. The results indicate a need for a targeted therapy of depressive symptoms in male patients and targeted treatment of psychosomatic symptoms, stress-related worsening of insomnia and tinnitus in women.

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  • Kneginja Richter & Melanie Zimni & Iva Tomova & Lukas Retzer & Joachim Höfig & Stefanie Kellner & Carla Fries & Karina Bernstein & Wolfgang Hitzl & Thomas Hillemacher & Lence Miloseva & Jens Acker, 2021. "Insomnia Associated with Tinnitus and Gender Differences," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(6), pages 1-10, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:6:p:3209-:d:520717
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