Losing silence, gaining acceptance: a qualitative exploration of the role of thoughts in adult patients with subjective tinnitus.

Losing silence, gaining acceptance: a qualitative exploration of the role of thoughts in adult patients with subjective tinnitus.

Int J Audiol. 2018 Oct 08;:1-8

Authors: Pryce H, Chilvers K

Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Tinnitus is one of the most common somatic symptoms to affect humanity. Prevalence rates in adult populations range from 8.2 to 20.1%. Our aim was to understand the beliefs and interpretations of tinnitus and the experience of living with it.
DESIGN: An in depth grounded theory interview study. Grounded theory is an inductive approach to developing theory.
SAMPLE: Thirteen contrasting people with tinnitus who had sought help from clinical services in England.
RESULTS: We identified that the thinking patterns that people held around their tinnitus impacted how they experienced it. A core category emerged from the data, "sense making". Around "sense making" eight other themes operated. Results are discussed in relation to the literature on tinnitus acceptance and beliefs.
CONCLUSIONS: The aim of interventions is to foster understanding and enhance perceptions of control, which may minimise the emotional impact of tinnitus and reduce the perceived severity of consequences.

PMID: 30295559 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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