Association Between Childhood Hearing Disorders and Tinnitus in Adulthood

Association Between Childhood Hearing Disorders and Tinnitus in Adulthood.

IMPORTANCE The association between childhood hearing disorders and adult tinnitus has not been examined in longitudinal cohort studies. OBJECTIVES To determine the association between different types of childhood hearing loss and tinnitus in adulthood and evaluate whether tinnitus risk is mediated by adult hearing loss. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Population-based cohort study of 32 4...

Association between tinnitus and somatoform disorders.

Pathophysiological mechanisms are often unknown in patients suffering from "idiopathic" tinnitus, and the presence of other unexplained physical symptoms such as those seen in somatoform disorders can be assumed. This study investigates how often tinnitus exists in general medical out-patients with and without somatoform disorders. In an international study initiated by the World Health Organiz...

Association between childhood physical abuse and gastrointestinal disorders and migraine in adulthood.

Association between childhood dimensions of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and adulthood clinical severity of bipolar disorders.

BACKGROUND Clinical features of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder can be frequently observed in cases with bipolar disorders and associated with greater severity of bipolar disorders. Although designed as a screening tool for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, the Wender Utah Rating Scale could, given its factorial structure, be useful in investigating the early history of impulsi...

Investigation of Serum Zinc Level in Patients with Hearing Loss and its Association with Tinnitus

Introduction: This study aims to determine the serum zinc level in patients with hearing loss and its relation with tinnitus.  Materials & Methods: In this Cross-Sectional study, 110 patients older than 20 years old with Complaining of hearing loss and tinnitus were involved. Participating patients were first visited by an ear, nose, and throat specialist with a history and physical examinatio...