PTSD symptoms and tinnitus severity: An analysis of veterans with posttraumatic headaches.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Tinnitus and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are among the top service-connected disabilities within the Veterans Health Administration. Extant research shows that there is considerable overlap between tinnitus-related distress and PTSD, including sleep difficulty, irritability, hyperarousal, and concentration problems. However, no studies have prospectively examined the relationship between the two disorders. The purpose of this study was to examine that relationship.

Method

Participants (N = 112) with posttraumatic headache completed measures of tinnitus and PTSD. Correlational analyses and analyses of variance were conducted to examine the associations with PTSD symptom clusters and factors of tinnitus-related distress.

Results

Approximately, half of

SUBMITTER: Moring JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9809199 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature