The Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Quality of life of Patients with Chronic Tinnitus

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1 Audiovestibular unit, faculty of medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt

2 Audio vestibular medicine

3 Otorhinolaryngology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.

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Background: To assess the effect of the anxiety associated with COVID-19 pandemic on the quality of life of patients with chronic tinnitus.
Patients and Methods: Study assessed the effect of the anxiety associated with COVID-19 pandemic on the quality of life of 68 patients with chronic tinnitus and normal hearing, utilizing the Hamilton Anxiety (HAM-A) and the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) scales with a comparison of their scores that were collected retrospectively from their database before the COVID -19 pandemic and their scores that were collected electronically during the pandemic.
Results: The Hamilton Anxiety scale and Tinnitus Handicap Inventory scale scores showed significantly higher scores during COVID-19 pandemic in comparison to their scores before it.
Conclusion: Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic may result in increasing the anxiety and stress in patients with chronic tinnitus with subsequent worsening of their quality of life, which shed light on the importance of psychiatric consultation for the affected patients.

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