Association of tinnitus and self-reported systemic arterial hypertension: a retrospective study.
Camila Soares Carneiro, Raquel Elpidio Pinheiro da Silva, Jerusa Roberta Massola de Oliveira and 1 others
PMID 36350947WHAT IT FOUND
Self-reported hypertension was not associated with tinnitus in 473 adults and elderly patients.
Most hypertensive participants were taking medication. Hearing loss and age also showed no significant link to tinnitus. The study relied on patient reports rather than measured blood pressure.
Key findings
01There was no statistically significant association between self-reported systemic arterial hypertension and tinnitus.
02Hearing loss and age were also not significantly associated with the presence of tinnitus.
03Hypertension status was self-reported and not verified by blood pressure measurement.
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What it does not show
Hypertension status was self-reported and not verified by blood pressure measurement, so the stage and control of hypertension are unknown. The study is retrospective, relying on medical records which may lack detailed information on tinnitus severity or specific hearing loss configurations. Most participants with hypertension were taking medication, which could influence the relationship between blood pressure and tinnitus symptoms. The analysis did not control for other potential confounding factors such as noise exposure, ototoxic drug use, or specific comorbidities beyond hypertension and hearing loss.
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The easy way to misread this
Do not conclude that hypertension has no relationship with tinnitus based on this study. The lack of association may be because hypertension was self-reported and not measured, and most participants were medicated, which could obscure the effects of uncontrolled blood pressure on tinnitus.