Editorial
27 september 2023
Researchers from UMC Utrecht, led by ENT surgery resident Maaike Rademaker, have developed a prediction model for the presence of tinnitus and associated complaints. The model mainly shows that comorbidities play a major role in how the condition is experienced.
Tinnitus is a condition that manifests itself in different ways. Most people with tinnitus suffer from ringing in the ears, for example in the form of a beep, hum or buzz. Hearing loss also occurs. An important part of tinnitus is the burden that someone experiences from ringing in the ears. This is partly determined by comorbidities such as loss of concentration, sleep and anxiety disorders and/or depression. The degree of tinnitus, and the complaints that people experience as a result, create a heterogeneous clinical picture. To map out the heterogeneity of tinnitus, the researchers set out to develop a prediction model. This can provide practitioners with more insight into the complaints that someone with tinnitus experiences, allowing them to better estimate what help they can offer.
“Tinnitus is largely experienced subjectively. That makes it complicated for an objective model”
ENT surgery resident Maaike Rademaker
Lifelines-cohort
For their model, the authors used data from the Dutch Lifelines Cohort Study, a prospective cohort of more than 160,000 people, who were recruited between 2006 and 2013 and then followed for 30 years. Participants become regular
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