Reports | May 01, 1983Difficulties Experienced by Tinnitus Sufferers Richard S. Tyler and Lesley J. Baker Author Notes © 1983, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Article Information Reports | May 01, 1983 Difficulties Experienced by Tinnitus Sufferers Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, May 1983, Vol. 48, 150-154. doi:10.1044/jshd.4802.150 History: Received June 22, 1981 , Accepted November 30, 1981 Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, May 1983, Vol. 48, 150-154. doi:10.1044/jshd.4802.150 History: Received June 22, 1981; Accepted November 30, 1981 Web of Science® Times Cited: 218 View Article Figures Tables PDF PDF Supplemental Data Supplements Multimedia Share Email Twitter Facebook Pinterest Tools Get Citation Citation Tyler, R. S. & Baker, L. J. (1983). Difficulties Experienced by Tinnitus Sufferers. J Speech Hear Disord, 48(2), 150-154. doi: 10.1044/jshd.4802.150. Download citation file: RIS (Zotero) EndNote BibTex Medlars ProCite RefWorks Reference Manager © 2018 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association × Alerts User Alerts You are adding an alert for: Difficulties Experienced by Tinnitus Sufferers You will receive an email whenever this article is corrected, updated, or cited in the literature. You can manage this and all other alerts in My Account The alert will be sent to: Confirm × Sign In or Create a free account to receive alerts. × Ninety-seven member of a tinnitus self-help group were asked to list the difficulties that they had as a result of their tinnitus. Seventy-two replies were returned from 22 men and 48 women (sex not report in two cases) whose average age was 61 years. Tinnitus was associated with hearing difficulties in 53%, effects on lifestyle in 93%, effects on general health in 56%, and emotional difficulties in 70% of the sample. Getting to sleep was the most frequently mentioned difficulty, and many respondents indicated that they experienced depression, annoyance, and insecurity. The clinical applications of this open-ended questionnaire are discussed. Subscribe to view more For full access to this article, log in to an existing user account, purchase an annual subscription, or purchase a short-term subscription. Order a Subscription Subscribe Pay Per View Entire Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders content & archive 24-hour access $30.00 Buy Now This Article 24-hour access $15.00 Buy Now Sign In or Create an Account Please sign in using your ASHA.org login. If you do not have an ASHA login, you may register with us for free by creating a new account. Sign In or Create an Account Related Articles Related Topics