Guillard, Robin and Schecklmann, Martin and Simoes, Jorge and Langguth, Berthold and Londero, Alain and Congedo, Marco and Michiels, Sarah and Vesala, Markku and Goedhart, Hazel and Wetter, Thomas and Weber, Franziska C. (2024) Results of two cross-sectional database analyses regarding nap-induced modulations of tinnitus. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 14 (1): 20111. ISSN 2045-2322
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The influence of naps on tinnitus was systematically assessed by exploring the frequency, clinical and demographic characteristics of this phenomenon. 9,724 data from two different tinnitus databases (Tinnitus Hub: n = 6115; Tinnitus Research Initiative (TRI): n = 3627) were included. After separate analysis of the databases, these results were then compared with each other. In the Tinnitus Hub survey database, a total of 31.1% reported an influence on tinnitus by taking a nap (26.9% in the TRI database), with much more frequent worsening after a nap than improvement (23.0% a little or a lot worse; TRI: 17.7% worse; 8.1% a little or a lot better; TRI: 9.2% better). The influence of napping on tinnitus was associated in both databases with other clinical features, such as the dependence of tinnitus on night quality, stress and somatosensory maneuvers. The present study confirms the clinical observation that more tinnitus sufferers report worsening after a nap than tinnitus sufferers reporting an improvement. It was consistently shown that tinnitus sufferers reporting nap-induced modulation of tinnitus also report more frequently an influence of night sleep on their tinnitus. Further clinical and polysomnographic research is warranted to better understand the interaction between sleep and tinnitus.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | SLEEP; SEROTONIN; PREVALENCE; METAANALYSIS; PLASTICITY; SYMPTOMS; BRUXISM; ANXIETY; IMPACT; 5-HT; Tinnitus; Tinnitus disorder; Distress; Nap; Sleep; Somatosensory modulations |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Jan 2026 06:38 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Jan 2026 06:38 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/64062 |
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