A Qualitative Study of Veterans' Perspectives on Tinnitus: An Invisible Wound.
Khaya D ClarkLaura CocoTara ZauggSusan DeFrancescoChristine KaelinJames A HenryKathleen F CarlsonPublished in: American journal of audiology (2023)
Our findings highlight that bothersome tinnitus negatively impacted various aspects of daily functioning, including communication, sleep, concentration, and mood, suggesting a need for audiologists to work closely with mental health services to improve quality of life and functional status for those negatively impacted by the condition. Future work is needed to obtain the viewpoints of clinicians and other health care partners to better understand the barriers and facilitators to providing evidence-based tinnitus treatment in VA and non-VA settings.