Tinnitus and sound intolerance: evidence and experience of a Brazilian group.

Clarice Saba, Sandro de Menezes Santos Torres, Ronaldo Kennedy de Paula Moreira, Renata de Almeida Marcondes, Patrícia Ciminelli, Osmar Clayton Person, Mônica Alcantara de Oliveira Santos, Mariana Lopes Fávero, Márcia Akemi Kii, Marcelo José Abras Rates, Letícia Petersen Schmidt Rosito, Ítalo Roberto Torres de Medeiros, Fernando Kaoru Yonamine, Ektor Tsuneo Onishi, Carlos Augusto Costa Pires de Oliveira, Bruno Borges de Carvalho Barros, Anna Paula Batista de Ávila Pires, Andreia Aparecida Azevedo, André Luiz Lopes Sampaio, Alessandra Ramos Venosa, Adriana Lima Gürtler, Tanit Ganz Sanchez, Rita de Cassia Cassou Guimarães, Ricardo Rodrigues Figueiredo, Jeanne Oiticica, Cláudia Couto de Barros Coelho

Journal: Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology 2018;84(2):135-149

PMID: 29339026

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Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Tinnitus and sound intolerance are frequent and subjective complaints that may have an impact on a patient's quality of life.

OBJECTIVE

To present a review of the salient points including concepts, pathophysiology, diagnosis and approach of the patient with tinnitus and sensitivity to sounds.

METHODS

Literature review with bibliographic survey in LILACS, SciELO, Pubmed and MEDLINE database. Articles and book chapters on tinnitus and sound sensitivity were selected. The several topics were discussed by a group of Brazilian professionals and the conclusions were described.

RESULTS

The prevalence of tinnitus has increased over the years, often associated with hearing loss, metabolic factors and inadequate diet. Medical evaluation should be performed carefully to guide the request of subsidiary exams. Currently available treatments range from medications to the use of sounds with specific characteristics and meditation techniques, with variable results.

CONCLUSION

A review on tinnitus and auditory sensitivity was presented, allowing the reader a broad view of the approach to these patients, based on scientific evidence and national experience.

Address: Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp-EPM), Escola Paulista de Medicina, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: [email protected].; Universidade do Vale do Taquari (Univates), Lajeado, RS, Brazil; University of Iowa, Iowa, USA.; Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Faculdade de Medicina, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.; Fundação Educacional D. André Arcoverde (FAA), Faculdade de Medicina de Valença, Valença, RJ, Brazil.; Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Hospital de Clínicas, Centro de Zumbido, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.; Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Faculdade de Medicina, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Instituto Ganz Sanchez, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.; Hospital Samaritano São Paulo, Clinica Lima Gürtler, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.; Universidade de Brasília (UnB), Brasília, DF, Brazil.; Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp-EPM), Escola Paulista de Medicina, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Fundação Educacional D. André Arcoverde (FAA), Faculdade de Medicina de Valença, Valença, RJ, Brazil.; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Hospital das Clínicas, Hospital Felício Rocho, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil; Rede Mater Dei de Saúde, Mater Dei Contorno, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.; Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp-EPM), Escola Paulista de Medicina, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.; Irmandade Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo, Hospital Santa Izabel, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Centro de Otorrinolaringologia da Bahia (CEOB), Salvador, BA, Brazil.; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.; Centro de Tratamento e Pesquisa em Zumbido, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.; Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP), Derdic, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.; Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Hospital do Servidor Estadual de São Paulo (IAMSPE), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.; Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, Santo André, SP, Brazil.; Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; Hospital Federal da Lagoa, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.; Faculdade de Medicina de Jundiaí, Jundiaí, SP, Brazil.; Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.; Hospital Otorrinos, Feira de Santana, BA, Brazil.

DOI: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2017.12.002