Catamnesis results of an inpatient neuro-otologic and psychosomatic tinnitus therapy 1-5 years after discharge.
Treating tinnitus with the resources offered in hospitals can become necessary for patients suffering from complex tinnitus if a high symptom severity, usually accompanied by a corresponding psychosomatic comorbidity, is present. For such costly therapies, for example, the neuro-otologic psychosomatic tinnitus therapy (NPT) examined here, the long-term effect is particularly important; however, reliable catamnesis studies for inpatient treatments are not yet available. Data from 169 (from a total of 327 contacted) inpatients suffering from complex tinnitus were analysed here. To assess the tinnitus stress, the Mini-Tinnitus Questionnaire (Mini-TF12-In German language) according to Hiller and Goebel [1], and for the assessment of the anxiety and depression element, the German version of the Hospitality Anxiety and Depression Score (HADS) [2] were analysed at the start of the therapy, at the end of the therapy and at the earliest 1 year (up to 5 years) after discharge from inpatient treatment. The data were correlated with the current hearing status. In addition, the subjectively perceived effect factors of the therapy as well as the therapies continued outside of hospital were queried. On average, the therapy lasted 39.3 days (SD 13.6) = 5.6 weeks, and the mean of the follow-up time was 38.5 months (12-70 months) (SD 18). The therapy focused on daily neuro-otologic counselling, the improvement of the concrete hearing ability, an audio-therapy as well as frequent individual and group psychotherapy based on neuro-otology. 53.8 % of patients experienced relevant hearing loss (according to WHO criteria) which needed to be treated in addition to tinnitus. Both at the end of the therapy and the follow-up consultation, a significant improvement of the tinnitus stress and a continuing significant improvement of the depression and anxiety element could be achieved in the HADS with high effect levels ranging from 1 to 2.5. Patients who did not improve (n = 7) or even deteriorated (n = 2) demonstrated increased hearing impairment, requiring hearing aids. During the therapy, particularly, the neuro-otologic counselling, the psychotherapy, and the audio-therapy were experienced as effective. After discharge from hospital, especially, the progressive muscle relaxation according to Jacobsen was continued, as well as psychotherapy. With the corresponding symptomatic suffering, an inpatient hospitalisation and tinnitus therapy with neuro-otologic and psychosomatic alignment can achieve medium-to-high-grade therapeutic effects. This requires a disorder-specific approach, which also includes the elements of neuro-otologic counselling, psychotherapy as well as audio-therapy, and the possibility of providing hearing aids and an approach which aims at the continuation of the therapies experienced as helpful.
Tinnitus Klinik Dr. Hesse im Krankenhaus Bad Arolsen, Große Allee 50, 34454, Bad Arolsen, Germany.
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HNO Klinikum Kassel, Kassel, Germany.
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Tinnitus Klinik Dr. Hesse im Krankenhaus Bad Arolsen, Große Allee 50, 34454, Bad Arolsen, Germany. ghesse@tinnitus-klinil.net.|Witten-Herdecke University, Witten, Germany. ghesse@tinnitus-klinil.net.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001007:Anxiety / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D003376:Counseling; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006310:Hearing Aids; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D012064:Relaxation Therapy; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D055815:Young Adult
HADS; Hearing aids; Inpatient tinnitus therapy; Listening therapy; Mini-tinnitus questionnaire (Mini-TF12); Neuro-otologic psychosomatic tinnitus therapy (NPT); Neuro-otology; Psychotherapy; Tinnitus
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