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Is Pain Harder To Withstand Than Tinnitus?

Henk M Koning¹, Bas C Ter Meulen²

¹Department of Pain therapy, Pain Clinic De Bilt, De Bilt, The Netherlands.

The International Tinnitus Journal

|August 19, 2021

Summary

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Cervical pain is harder to tolerate than tinnitus, often causing more fatigue and impacting work. Treating cervical pain and fatigue can improve tolerance to tinnitus.

Keywords:

Tinnitus cervical pain fatigue frontostratial circuit perception tolerance

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Audiology
Pain Management

Background:

Tinnitus and chronic pain share overlapping structural and functional brain changes.
Understanding the relationship between these conditions is crucial for effective management.

Purpose of the Study:

To compare the perception of tinnitus with the perception of pain.
To identify factors influencing the perception of both pain and tinnitus.

Main Methods:

Retrospective analysis of 124 tinnitus patients and 300 cervical pain patients.
Data collected over a two-year period from clinic visits.

Main Results:

Cervical pain is perceived as harder to withstand than tinnitus, with higher rates of fatigue and work impairment.
Fatigue acts as a mediator for the negative effects of pain and tinnitus.
Female gender and cervical pain increase susceptibility to fatigue.
Tinnitus tolerance is influenced by its perceived intensity and the presence of cervical pain.
Cervical pain can exacerbate tinnitus perception.

Conclusions:

Tolerance to both tinnitus and pain is intensity-dependent.
Pain intensity provokes annoyance more quickly than tinnitus intensity.
Cervical pain can intensify and sustain negative tinnitus awareness.
Recommendations include reducing perceived tinnitus intensity and treating cervical pain and fatigue.