To estimate the prevalence and characterize tinnitus in patients with mental disorders.
Audiologists seeing patients with mental health comorbidities should be alert to an elevated prevalence of tinnitus in this population; no immediate protocol change is warranted, but cross-referral pathways with mental health providers may be worth reviewing.
Understanding the overlap between tinnitus and mental health disorders could strengthen the case for integrated hearing and mental health screening in primary care.
- 01Observational study estimated tinnitus prevalence in primary care patients diagnosed with mental disorders.
- 02Characterized tinnitus features (e.g., pitch, loudness, impact) within this psychiatric population.