{"id":12103,"date":"2026-07-24T14:13:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T12:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stiftung-tinnitus-und-hoeren-charite.org\/?page_id=12103"},"modified":"2026-07-31T14:37:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T12:37:39","slug":"news-67-a-new-study-psychological-dimensions-of-chronic-tinnitus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stiftung-tinnitus-und-hoeren-charite.org\/en\/news-67-a-new-study-psychological-dimensions-of-chronic-tinnitus\/","title":{"rendered":"News \u2013 67\/ A new study: psychological dimensions of chronic tinnitus"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; full_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; columns_placement=&#8221;top&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1677499021789{padding-top: 100px !important;padding-bottom: 100px !important;background-color: #ecf0f3 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<div class=\"aioseo-breadcrumbs\"><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\tHome\n<\/span><\/div>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;12114&#8243; img_size=&#8221;250&#8243; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]Berlin, 24 July 2026<\/p>\n<h3><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">A new study: psychological dimensions of chronic tinnitus\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"ewa-rteLine\">\n<div class=\"ewa-rteLine\">\n<div class=\"ewa-rteLine\">\n<div class=\"ewa-rteLine\">\n<div class=\"ewa-rteLine\">\n<p>A new study conducted at Tinnituszentrum Charit\u00e9 investigates the psychological factors associated with chronic tinnitus, including patients with and without hearing loss. The study by PD Dr. Dr. Benjamin Boecking, Dr. Kurt Steinmetzger, Dr. Petra Brueggemann, Prof. Dr. Matthias Rose und Prof. Dr. Birgit Mazurek (\u201cTransdiagnostic dimensions of psychopathology in chronic tinnitus patients with and without hearing loss,\u201d analysed data from 678 patients with chronic tinnitus. Researchers examined patterns of psychological symptoms and their relationship with tinnitus-related distress (TRD).<\/p>\n<p>The findings show that psychological vulnerability in chronic tinnitus is better understood through broader dimensions rather than individual psychiatric diagnoses. Three key dimensions were identified: internalising psychopathology, harmful substance use, and fear-related social perceptions. Particulary depression and anxiety-related factors, were associated with higher tinnitus-related distress. More than half of the patients (52.1%) had no measurable hearing loss, suggesting that tinnitus persistence and distress may involve psychological processes beyond inner-ear changes alone. The authors conclude that considering patients\u2019 overall emotional functioning rather than focusing only on specific diagnoses helps to better understand and treat chronic tinnitus.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41598-025-32526-5\">https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41598-025-32526-5<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; full_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; columns_placement=&#8221;top&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1677499021789{padding-top: 100px !important;padding-bottom: 100px !important;background-color: #ecf0f3 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;12114&#8243; img_size=&#8221;250&#8243; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]Berlin, 24 July 2026 A new study: psychological [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":149,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12103","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stiftung-tinnitus-und-hoeren-charite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stiftung-tinnitus-und-hoeren-charite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stiftung-tinnitus-und-hoeren-charite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stiftung-tinnitus-und-hoeren-charite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stiftung-tinnitus-und-hoeren-charite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12103"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/stiftung-tinnitus-und-hoeren-charite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12103\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12129,"href":"https:\/\/stiftung-tinnitus-und-hoeren-charite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12103\/revisions\/12129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stiftung-tinnitus-und-hoeren-charite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}