[The psychological analysis of patients with tinnitus]

Lin Chuang Er Bi Yan Hou Ke Za Zhi. 2004 Apr;18(4):219-20.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the psychological factor of tinnitus and assess the possible influenced aspects.

Method: To inspect the 95 cases with tinnitus by SCL-90, the 9 items were divided to 10 factors and compared to the Chinese normalizations.

Result: There were significant difference between 4 factors including: somatization, depression, anxiety, compel symptom and normalization (P<0.05). There were correlation between the emotion, age and educational level and psychological dysfunction of tinnitus.

Conclusion: Psychoprophylaxis is the important factors to tinnitus, and the major influenced aspects are age, educational level and emotional stability.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Tinnitus / psychology*