Experience of tinnitus in adults who have severe-to-profound hearing loss: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tinnitus is defined as the subjective perception of sound in the absence of an external stimulus, and tinnitus disorder becomes relevant when it is associated with emotional distress, cognitive dysfunction, and/or autonomic arousal. Hearing loss is recognized as the main risk factor for the pathogenesis of tinnitus. However, clinical guidelines for tinnitus disorder provide little direction for those who have severe-to-profound hearing loss including those who are pre-lingually Deaf. The aim of this scoping review was to catalogue what is known from the existing literature regarding the experience and management of tinnitus in adults who have a severe-to-profound hearing loss.

Summary

A scoping review was conducted following the Preferred Reporting Item for System

SUBMITTER: Alzahrani L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9650103 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature