The Association of Anxiety and Depression with Tinnitus

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Background:

Anxiety and Depression were linked to an increase in tinnitus. Other than anxiety, depression was associated with tinnitus. Tinnitus causes changes in neural circuits in the brainstem and cortex, which are linked to a number of comorbid diseases. Tinnitus is thought to be a symptom of auditory nerve failure. Subjective and objective tinnitus are two forms of tinnitus.

Objective:

To find out the association of depression and anxiety with tinnitus.

Methodology:

An analytic cross-sectional study design was performed on a sample of 150 adult both male and female have diagnosed with tinnitus having age from 25 to 45 age limit with non-probability sampling technique. Data was collected from October 2021 to March 2022 and Beck Anxiety scale, Beck Depression inventory and Tinnitus Handicap inventory was used to collect data, analyzed and evaluated with the help of statistical package for social sciences version 25. Pearson Chi-square test was used to determine association of depression and anxiety in tinnitus patients. The significant level was set as equal as or less than p < 0.05.

Results:

A Total of 150 adult both male and female assessed to know the association of depression and anxiety with tinnitus. Of these, 65.3% low level Anxiety due to tinnitus increase and also 58.0% moderate depression increases. Significant values have been seen (p<0.082) in Anxiety and (p<0.005) in association of depression and anxiety with tinnitus.

Conclusions:

As level of tinnitus increases, level of Anxiety and Depression was also increase. Patients suffering with tinnitus have high risk of Depression than Anxiety. As results showed tinnitus cause depression great than Anxiety.

Key words:

Tinnitus, Depression, Anxiety.