Tinnitus, sound intolerance, and mental health: the role of long-term occupational noise exposure.

Zahra JafariThomas CoppsGlenn HoleFemi Nyatepe-CooBryan E KolbMajid H Mohajerani

Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2022)

The findings were in support of accumulative evidence indicating the adverse auditory and non-auditory effects of CNE, including exacerbated sound intolerance and tinnitus-related psychiatric symptoms. The results also showed that tinnitus alone can affect mental health regardless of hearing loss.

Keyphrases

hearing loss
mental health
mental illness
emergency department
depressive symptoms
working memory
sleep quality
adverse drug
drug induced