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The experience of EHS shares similarities with tinnitus, where an\n individual perceives a sound without any external sound source. To the authors' knowledge, the possible relationship between EHS and tinnitus has not been explored. <jats:bold>Purpose<\/jats:bold>\u2003Preliminary assessment of prevalence of EHS and its related factors among patients seeking help for tinnitus\n and\/or hyperacusis. <jats:bold>Research Design<\/jats:bold>\u2003Retrospective cross-sectional study. <jats:bold>Study Sample<\/jats:bold>\u2003A total of 148 consecutive patients who sought help for tinnitus and\/or hyperacusis at an audiology clinic in the United Kingdom. <jats:bold>Data Collection and Analysis<\/jats:bold>\u2003The\n data regarding demographics, medical history, audiological measures, and self-report questionnaires were collected retrospectively from the patients' records. Audiological measures comprised of pure-tone audiometry and uncomfortable loudness levels. The self-report questionnaires which were\n administered as a part of standard care comprised of the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory, numeric rating scale of tinnitus loudness, annoyance, and effect on life, hyperacusis questionnaire, Insomnia Severity Index, Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale 7, and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9).\n To establish presence of EHS, participants were asked \u201cDo you ever hear a sudden, loud noise, or feel a sense of explosion in your head at night?\u201d <jats:bold>Results<\/jats:bold>\u2003EHS was reported by 8.1% of patients with tinnitus and\/or hyperacusis (12 out of 148). The patients with and\n without EHS were compared, but no significant relationships were found, between the presence of EHS and age, gender, tinnitus\/hyperacusis distress, symptoms of anxiety or depression, sleep difficulties, or audiological measures. <jats:bold>Conclusion<\/jats:bold>\u2003The prevalence of EHS in a tinnitus\n and hyperacusis population is similar to that in the general population. While there does not seem to be any association with sleep or mental factors, this might be due to the limited variability in our clinical sample (i.e., most patients exhibited high level of distress regardless of EHS).\n Replication of the results in a larger sample with more variety of symptom severity is warranted.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/a-2084-4808","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,5,2]],"date-time":"2023-05-02T23:14:26Z","timestamp":1683069266000},"page":"93-99","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Exploding Head Syndrome among Patients Seeking Help for Tinnitus and\/or Hyperacusis at an Audiology Department in the UK: A Preliminary Study"],"prefix":"10.3766","volume":"34","author":[{"given":"Hashir","family":"Aazh","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Audiology, Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, Guildford, United Kingdom"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jennifer","family":"Stevens","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Audiology, Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, Guildford, United Kingdom"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Laure","family":"Jacquemin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Translational Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"2087","reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"720","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(01)19948-4","article-title":"Snapping of the brain","volume":"196","author":"R Armstrong-Jones","year":"1920","journal-title":"Lancet"},{"key":"ref2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"270","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(88)92551-2","article-title":"Exploding head syndrome","volume":"2","author":"J M Pearce","year":"1988","journal-title":"Lancet"},{"issue":"06","key":"ref3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"602","DOI":"10.1046\/j.1526-4610.2001.041006602.x","article-title":"Exploding head syndrome","volume":"41","author":"R W Evans","year":"2001","journal-title":"Headache"},{"key":"ref5","first-page":"769","article-title":"On some disorders of sleep","volume":"2","author":"S W Mitchell","year":"1876","journal-title":"Va Med Mon"},{"issue":"10","key":"ref6","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"823","DOI":"10.1177\/0333102414536059","article-title":"Exploding head syndrome: six new cases and review of the literature","volume":"34","author":"A Frese","year":"2014","journal-title":"Cephalalgia"},{"issue":"04","key":"ref7","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"447","DOI":"10.1111\/jsr.12292","article-title":"Exploding head syndrome is common in college students","volume":"24","author":"B A Sharpless","year":"2015","journal-title":"J Sleep Res"},{"issue":"02","key":"ref8","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"e13044","DOI":"10.1111\/jsr.13044","article-title":"Exploding head syndrome, chronotype, parasomnias and mental health in young adults","volume":"30","author":"E Kirwan","year":"2021","journal-title":"J Sleep Res"},{"issue":"01","key":"ref9","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"56","DOI":"10.1007\/s11818-008-0336-x","article-title":"Development and validation of the Munich Parasomnia Screening (MUPS)","volume":"12","author":"S Fulda","year":"2008","journal-title":"Somnologie (Berl)"},{"issue":"04","key":"ref10","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"399","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1468-2982.2007.01522.x","article-title":"Exploding head syndrome: report of two new cases","volume":"28","author":"A Chakravarty","year":"2008","journal-title":"Cephalalgia"},{"issue":"04","key":"ref11","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"382","DOI":"10.5664\/jcsm.27881","article-title":"Topiramate responsive exploding head syndrome","volume":"6","author":"G M Palikh","year":"2010","journal-title":"J Clin Sleep Med"},{"issue":"01","key":"ref12","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"14","DOI":"10.1159\/000346595","article-title":"Exploding head syndrome: a case report","volume":"5","author":"G Ganguly","year":"2013","journal-title":"Case Rep Neurol"},{"issue":"02","key":"ref13","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"150","DOI":"10.1044\/jshd.4802.150","article-title":"Difficulties experienced by tinnitus sufferers","volume":"48","author":"R S Tyler","year":"1983","journal-title":"J Speech Hear Disord"},{"issue":"06","key":"ref14","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"689","DOI":"10.1177\/019459988409200617","article-title":"The perceived severity of tinnitus. 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