Prevalencia de tinnitus en pacientes con hipoacusia neurosensorial de 40 a 60 años que asistieron al Centro Auditivo Audic Facial. Periodo 2020 - 2022

Abstract

Tinnitus is a problem that has been increasing in society and is present for multiple causes, but the most common is the one that occurs in people with sensorineural hearing loss, being less frequent in conductive or mixed hearing loss, as a result of this problem. Therefore, determining the prevalence of tinnitus in patients with sensorineural hearing loss is of great interest for speech-language pathologists, in order to better understand tinnitus and its auditory and emotional consequences. American statistical data after the application of surveys carried out by the American Tinnitus Association (ATA), indicate that one out of every five inhabitants suffers from permanent tinnitus, estimating about sixty or seventy million people in the United States, of which 20% is severe (11,12), and it is also shown that 7% of the population has attended a consultation at least once for this reason. Tinnitus is a symptom and not a disease. By itself, it does not represent any diagnosis. It is a symptom of some other circumstance. The effects caused by tinnitus on the quality of life of patients with sensorineural hearing loss in the city of Cuenca have never been studied exhaustively, so it is pertinent to conduct such a study to determine the prevalence of tinnitus, establish the degree of disability and thus provide the best treatment to optimize their lifestyle.