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The average age of the patients was 56 years (standard deviation [SD]\u2009=\u200915\n years). <jats:bold>Data Collection<\/jats:bold>\u2003Data were collected retrospectively from their records held at the audiology department. Audiological measures were pure-tone audiometry and uncomfortable loudness levels. Questionnaires administered were: Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI), Hyperacusis\n Questionnaire, Insomnia Severity Index, Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) of tinnitus loudness, annoyance, and effect on life, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and Patient Health Questionnaire. Patients were also asked \u201cIf you dream have you ever perceived tinnitus in your dreams?\u201d\n <jats:bold>Results<\/jats:bold>\u2003Five percent of patients (7\/148) reported hearing tinnitus in their dreams. There was a nonsignificant trend for patients who reported hearing tinnitus in their dreams to be younger (mean age\u2009=\u200946 years, SD\u2009=\u200915 years) than those who did not\n (mean age\u2009=\u200957 years, SD\u2009=\u200915 years). The mean scores for the THI and VAS for effect of tinnitus on life were significantly higher (worse) for patients who reported hearing tinnitus in their dreams than for those who did not. <jats:bold>Conclusion<\/jats:bold>\u2003A small proportion\n of patients reported hearing tinnitus in their dreams and this was associated with higher tinnitus handicap as measured via the THI and more effect of tinnitus on life as measured via the VAS. These preliminary results may indicate that those who are greatly affected by their tinnitus are\n more likely to hear it in their dreams or to be woken by it. Future studies should use methods that can be used to reliably assess if and when tinnitus is perceived during the sleep cycle, using more physiological measures and testing a wider population.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/s-0040-1718929","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,12,9]],"date-time":"2020-12-09T23:53:46Z","timestamp":1607558026000},"page":"76-82","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Preliminary Examination of the Incidence of and Factors Related to Hearing Tinnitus in Dreams"],"prefix":"10.3766","volume":"32","author":[{"given":"Hashir","family":"Aazh","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Audiology Department, Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, Guildford, United Kingdom"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jennifer","family":"Stevens","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Audiology Department, Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, Guildford, United Kingdom"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Brian C.J.","family":"Moore","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"2087","reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"7","DOI":"10.1186\/1472-6815-8-7","article-title":"Simplified form of tinnitus retraining therapy in adults: a retrospective study","volume":"8","author":"H Aazh","year":"2008","journal-title":"BMC Ear Nose Throat Disord"},{"issue":"02","key":"ref2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"101","DOI":"10.3109\/03005368309078916","article-title":"Tinnitus pitch: a comparison of three measurement methods","volume":"17","author":"R S Tyler","year":"1983","journal-title":"Br J Audiol"},{"issue":"09","key":"ref3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"772","DOI":"10.3766\/jaaa.18001","article-title":"Parental mental health in childhood as a risk factor for anxiety and depression among people seeking help for tinnitus and hyperacusis","volume":"30","author":"H Aazh","year":"2019","journal-title":"J Am Acad Audiol"},{"issue":"04","key":"ref4","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"562","DOI":"10.1044\/2017_AJA-17-0008","article-title":"Factors associated with depression in patients with tinnitus and hyperacusis","volume":"26","author":"H Aazh","year":"2017","journal-title":"Am J Audiol"},{"key":"ref5","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"221","DOI":"10.1016\/S0079-6123(07)66020-8","article-title":"Tinnitus severity, depression, and the big five personality traits","volume":"166","author":"B Langguth","year":"2007","journal-title":"Prog Brain Res"},{"issue":"02","key":"ref6","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":"ref7","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"689","DOI":"10.1177\/019459988409200617","article-title":"The perceived severity of tinnitus. 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