Review article

https://doi.org/10.57140/mj.53.2.5

Psychiatric approach to tinnitus

Vanja Đuričić orcid.org/0000-0002-3797-6782 ; Nacionalna memorijalna bolnica "Dr. Juraj Njavro", Vukovar, Hrvatska
Valentin Kordić ; KBC Osijek, Klinika za psihijatriju, Osijek, Hrvatska
Antonija Mišković orcid.org/0000-0002-8483-3856 ; Opća bolnica "Dr. Josip Benčević" Slavonski Brod
Josipa Ivanušić Pejić ; KBC Osijek, Klinika za psihijatriju, Osijek, Hrvatska
Melita Jukić ; Nacionalna memorijalna bolnica "Dr. Juraj Njavro", Vukovar, Hrvatska
Dunja Degmečić ; Klinički bolnički centar Osijek, Klinika za psihijatriju, Osijek, Hrvatska

Abstract

Tinnitus is a symptom with a significant incidence in the general population, usually of unclear etiology,
that can cause serious difficulties in people's daily functioning, significantly impair the quality of life, and
have a negative impact on mental health.
The paper aims to present a brief overview of current knowledge about this frequent and unpleasant
phenomenon, including epidemiology, etiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment.
The paper highlights contemporary theories of tinnitus that link damage to the peripheral organ of
hearing and the consequent neuronal changes involved in the subjective experience, which are the target
sites for treating psychological disorders associated with tinnitus. The psychiatric approach to tinnitus is
aimed not so much at reducing the sound intensity as at reducing the negative experience of this
phenomenon and preventing the development or worsening of existing psychological disorders.
The results of previous researches indicate numerous therapeutic options for treating tinnitus, including
drugs, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and neuromodulation techniques with promising results.

Keywords

neuromodulation; neuroplasticity; psychiatry; tinnitus

Hrčak ID:

307328

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/307328

Publication date:

21.8.2023.

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