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Is tinnitus acceptance the same as tinnitus habituation?
The International Tinnitus Journal
|March 17, 2015
Summary
Tinnitus habituation and acceptance are related processes in chronic tinnitus sufferers. This study found they may describe similar cognitive and perceptual/behavioral aspects of tinnitus adaptation.
Area of Science:
- Audiology
- Psychology
- Neuroscience
Background:
- Tinnitus habituation and acceptance describe a reduced response to tinnitus.
- No prior research has explored the overlap between these processes in chronic tinnitus.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the relationship between tinnitus habituation and acceptance.
- To investigate the perceptual, behavioral, and cognitive aspects of tinnitus adaptation.
Main Methods:
- A survey was completed by 273 chronic tinnitus sufferers.
- Participants reported on tinnitus history, habituation, sensitization, acceptance, and distress.
- Exploratory factor analysis was used to analyze the data.
Main Results:
- A single factor explained 40% of the variance in the scale items.
- Tinnitus acceptance and habituation scores were highly negatively correlated.
- Habituation items related to perceptual/behavioral responses, while acceptance items related to cognitive responses.
Conclusions:
- Tinnitus acceptance and habituation may represent related aspects of tinnitus adaptation.
- Habituation involves perceptual and behavioral responses, whereas acceptance involves cognitive responses.
- These findings suggest a unified model of tinnitus adaptation.
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