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Characteristics of somatic tinnitus patients with and without hyperacusis

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  • Massimo Ralli
  • Richard J Salvi
  • Antonio Greco
  • Rosaria Turchetta
  • Armando De Virgilio
  • Giancarlo Altissimi
  • Giuseppe Attanasio
  • Giancarlo Cianfrone
  • Marco de Vincentiis

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Objective: Determine if somatic tinnitus patients with hyperacusis have different characteristics from those without hyperacusis. Patients and methods: 172 somatic tinnitus patients with (n = 82) and without (n = 90) hyperacusis referred to the Tinnitus Unit of Sapienza University of Rome between June 2012 and June 2016 were compared for demographic characteristics, tinnitus features, self-administered questionnaire scores, nature of somatic modulation and history. Results: Compared to those without hyperacusis, patients with somatic tinnitus and hyperacusis: (a) were older (43.38 vs 39.12 years, p = 0.05), (b) were more likely to have bilateral tinnitus (67.08% vs 55.56%, p = 0.04), (c) had a higher prevalence of somatic modulation of tinnitus (53.65% vs 36.66%, p = 0.02) and (d) scored significantly worse on tinnitus annoyance (39.34 vs 22.81, p

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  • Massimo Ralli & Richard J Salvi & Antonio Greco & Rosaria Turchetta & Armando De Virgilio & Giancarlo Altissimi & Giuseppe Attanasio & Giancarlo Cianfrone & Marco de Vincentiis, 2017. "Characteristics of somatic tinnitus patients with and without hyperacusis," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(11), pages 1-15, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0188255
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0188255
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    1. Massimo Ralli & Maria Romani & Alessio Zodda & Francesca Yoshie Russo & Giancarlo Altissimi & Maria Patrizia Orlando & Maria Gloria Cammeresi & Roberta Penge & Rosaria Turchetta, 2020. "Hyperacusis in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Preliminary Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(9), pages 1-13, April.

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