Review Article

A Brain Centred View of Psychiatric Comorbidity in Tinnitus: From Otology to Hodology

Table 1

Common systemic neurootological risk factors for developing tinnitus [36].

Otological, infectiousOtitis media, labyrinthitis, mastoiditis
Otological, neoplasticVestibular schwannoma, meningioma
Otological, labyrinthineSensorineural hearing loss, Ménière’s disease, vestibular vertigo
Otological, otherImpacted cerumen, otosclerosis, presbycusis, noise exposure
NeurologicalMeningitis, migraine, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy
TraumaticHead or neck injury, loss of consciousness
OtofacialTemporomandibular joint disorder
CardiovascularHypertension
RheumatologicalRheumatoid arthritis
Immune-mediatedSystemic lupus erythematous, systemic sclerosis
Endocrine and metabolicDiabetes mellitus, hyperinsulinaemia, hypothyroidism, hormonal changes during pregnancy
Ototoxic medicationsAnalgesics, antibiotics. Antineoplastic drugs, corticosteroids, diuretics, immunosuppressive drugs, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs