Hearing Disorders; Researchers from Henry Ford

Hospital Report Recent Findings in Tinnitus (The

Effect of Insomnia on Tinnitus)
Publication info: Health & Medicine Week ; Atlanta [Atlanta]24 Oct 2014: 3668.

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Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from Henry Ford Hospital, "Thus, tinnitus patients with
and without insomnia, based on ICD-9 diagnosis, were evaluated using the Tinnitus Reaction Questionnaire and
Insomnia Severity Index to determine correlations between insomnia and tinnitus. Patients with a diagnosis of
tinnitus and tinnitus along with insomnia who were treated at our institution from 2009 to 2011 were identified.
Tinnitus Reaction Questionnaire and Insomnia Severity Index responses were obtained through written and
telephone interviews. A Pearson product moment correlation was used to determine the effect of insomnia on
tinnitus. Additional analyses identified whether Tinnitus Reaction Questionnaire scores were associated with a
possible benefit from an evaluation for insomnia in tinnitus patients. A total of 117 patients met inclusion criteria.
A significant correlation was found between the Insomnia Severity Index score and Tinnitus Reaction
Questionnaire severity (r = 0.64; P = .001).

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2014 OCT 24 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health &Medicine Week -- Data detailed on
Hearing Disorders have been presented. According to news reporting out of Detroit, Michigan, by NewsRx editors,
research stated, "The objective is to see how chronic tinnitus sufferers who are unmanageable to maximized
medical therapy can benefit by decreasing their subjective complaints from a sleep evaluation and treatment.
However, the proper identification of these particular patients has not been described well in the literature when
attempting to correlate these 2 diagnoses."
Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from Henry Ford Hospital, "Thus, tinnitus patients with
and without insomnia, based on ICD-9 diagnosis, were evaluated using the Tinnitus Reaction Questionnaire and
Insomnia Severity Index to determine correlations between insomnia and tinnitus. Patients with a diagnosis of
tinnitus and tinnitus along with insomnia who were treated at our institution from 2009 to 2011 were identified.
Tinnitus Reaction Questionnaire and Insomnia Severity Index responses were obtained through written and
telephone interviews. A Pearson product moment correlation was used to determine the effect of insomnia on
tinnitus. Additional analyses identified whether Tinnitus Reaction Questionnaire scores were associated with a
possible benefit from an evaluation for insomnia in tinnitus patients. A total of 117 patients met inclusion criteria.
A significant correlation was found between the Insomnia Severity Index score and Tinnitus Reaction
Questionnaire severity (r = 0.64; P = .001). Tinnitus Reaction Questionnaire severity was shown to be a good
predictor of sleep disturbance and good in predicting group association, especially the 'emotional' subscore
component (sensitivity 96.9% and specificity 55.3% for identifying tinnitus patients with insomnia). The greater the
insomnia disability as exhibited by an elevated Insomnia Severity Index score, the more severe the patient's
complaints were regarding the tinnitus. Results suggest that if the emotional score on the Tinnitus Reaction
Questionnaire is 15, the Insomnia Severity Index may be useful to identify patients who may benefit from further

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treatment and evaluation of insomnia. The robust correlation between the Tinnitus Reaction Questionnaire and
Insomnia Severity Index objectively showed that patients with insomnia have an increased emotional distress
associated with their tinnitus."
According to the news editors, the research concluded: "Both questionnaires can be used together with a high
degree of specificity and sensitivity in predicting tinnitus patients with an underlying sleep disturbance."
For more information on this research see: The Effect of Insomnia on Tinnitus. Annals of Otology Rhinology and
Laryngology, 2014;123(10):696-700. Annals of Otology Rhinology and Laryngology can be contacted at: Sage
Publications Inc, 2455 Teller Rd, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320, USA.
Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting G.S. Miguel, Henry Ford
Hospital, Dept. of Public Hlth Sci, Detroit, MI 48202, United States. Additional authors for this research include K.
Yaremchuk, T. Roth and E. Peterson.
Keywords for this news article include: Detroit, Michigan, Tinnitus, United States, Otolaryngology, Hearing
Disorders, Sensation Disorders, Nervous System Diseases, North and Central America, Neurologic Manifestations
Our reports deliver fact-based news of research and discoveries from around the world. Copyright 2014, NewsRx
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Publication title: Health &Medicine Week; Atlanta

First page: 3668

Publication year: 2014

Publication date: Oct 24, 2014

Publisher: NewsRx

Place of publication: Atlanta

Country of publication: United States

Publication subject: Medical Sciences

ISSN: 15316459

Source type: Wire Feeds

Language of publication: English

Document type: Expanded Reporting

ProQuest document ID: 1611810356

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