TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychiatric distress as a common risk factor for tinnitus and joint pain
T2 - A national population-based survey
AU - Park, Euyhyun
AU - Kim, Hyunjung
AU - Choi, In Hak
AU - Han, Hye Min
AU - Han, Kyungdo
AU - Jung, Hak Hyun
AU - Im, Gi Jung
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by the Basic Science Research Pro-gram through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology under Grant R1621961; Korea Health Industry Development Institute under Grant R1606511; and Korea University Research Grants K1609821 and Q1620561. We thank the doctors, residents, and administration of the training hospitals involved in this survey, as well as the Division of Chronic Disease Surveillance of the Korea Centers for Disease Control & Prevention.
Funding Information:
This research was supported by the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology under Grant R1621961; Korea Health Industry Development Institute under Grant R1606511; and Korea University Research Grants K1609821 and Q1620561.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 by Korean Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.
PY - 2020/8
Y1 - 2020/8
N2 - Objectives. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between tinnitus and joint pain from representative samples of Koreans. Methods. The demographics and the responses to a questionnaire about tinnitus and joint pain severity and mental health status of adults aged ≥50 years in the 2010–2012 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were analyzed. Results. Among 9,032 individuals, 26.7% reported experiencing tinnitus within the past year. Participants with tinnitus were more frequently older, hearing loss, and had lower education levels, income, and body weight. Participants with regular exercise and sleep had a lower tinnitus prevalence. The incidences of stress, depressed mood, and suicidal ide-ation were significantly higher in the tinnitus group and participants with joint pain. The rates of participants with tinnitus according to the number of joint pain sites (zero, one, two, and three) was 22.1%, 31.4%, 33.3%, and 44.2%, and those of participants with severely annoying tinnitus according to the number of joint pain sites (zero, one, two, and three) were 3.3%, 6.8%, 7.9%, and 10.7%, respectively. Conclusion. Tinnitus prevalence and severity were significantly related to joint pain, and both conditions were related to psychiatric distress. Thus, the authors suggest that psychiatric distress as a common risk factor for tinnitus and joint pain should be considered when deciding treatment strategies and in guiding public health policy.
AB - Objectives. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between tinnitus and joint pain from representative samples of Koreans. Methods. The demographics and the responses to a questionnaire about tinnitus and joint pain severity and mental health status of adults aged ≥50 years in the 2010–2012 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were analyzed. Results. Among 9,032 individuals, 26.7% reported experiencing tinnitus within the past year. Participants with tinnitus were more frequently older, hearing loss, and had lower education levels, income, and body weight. Participants with regular exercise and sleep had a lower tinnitus prevalence. The incidences of stress, depressed mood, and suicidal ide-ation were significantly higher in the tinnitus group and participants with joint pain. The rates of participants with tinnitus according to the number of joint pain sites (zero, one, two, and three) was 22.1%, 31.4%, 33.3%, and 44.2%, and those of participants with severely annoying tinnitus according to the number of joint pain sites (zero, one, two, and three) were 3.3%, 6.8%, 7.9%, and 10.7%, respectively. Conclusion. Tinnitus prevalence and severity were significantly related to joint pain, and both conditions were related to psychiatric distress. Thus, the authors suggest that psychiatric distress as a common risk factor for tinnitus and joint pain should be considered when deciding treatment strategies and in guiding public health policy.
KW - Anxiety
KW - Arthralgia
KW - Comorbidity
KW - Depression
KW - Tinnitus
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85087734996&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.21053/ceo.2019.00563
DO - 10.21053/ceo.2019.00563
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85087734996
VL - 13
SP - 234
EP - 240
JO - Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology
JF - Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology
SN - 1976-8710
IS - 3
ER -
