According to a recent study conducted by Dr. Yaremchuk, Dr. George Miguel and their research team from the Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, insomnia can make the emotional and functional effects of tinnitus worse.
A significant association between insomnia and the severity of perceived tinnitus symptoms such as hissing, buzzing, ringing and clicking was shown by the study and the emotional distress from the chronic of tinnitus was reported as being greater by patients with insomnia.
The study found that the greater the degree of insomnia, the more severe the patient's complaints were regarding the tinnitus.
Dr. Yaremchuk notes that a chronic tinnitus patient presents a challenging clinical picture that may include anxiety, depression, annoyance, or self-reported emotional distress. And one of most frequent self-reported complaint of tinnitus patients is 'getting to sleep.'
This study underlines the importance of evaluating and treating insomnia patients with tinnitus as this may result in a reduction in tinnitus symptom severity and improve their quality of life.
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