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This was a retrospective survey comparing ratings on the VAS of tinnitus loudness, annoyance, and effect on life for consecutive patients seen during the COVID-19 lockdown and consecutive patients seen in the same period\n of the previous year, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Patients seen prior to lockdown used a pen and paper version of the VAS, while the patients who were assessed during the COVID-19 lockdown used an adapted version of the VAS, via telephone. All patients were seeking help for their tinnitus\n for the first time. <jats:bold>Results<\/jats:bold>\u2003The mean scores for tinnitus loudness, annoyance, and effect on life did not differ significantly for the groups seen prior to and during lockdown. <jats:bold>Conclusion<\/jats:bold>\u2003Any changes in psychological well-being or stress produced by the lockdown\n did not significantly affect ratings of the severity of tinnitus.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/s-0041-1731733","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,2,17]],"date-time":"2022-02-17T23:41:09Z","timestamp":1645141269000},"page":"562-566","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Self-Reported Tinnitus Severity Prior to and During the COVID-19 Lockdown in the United Kingdom"],"prefix":"10.3766","volume":"32","author":[{"given":"Hashir","family":"Aazh","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Audiology, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, Guildford, United Kingdom"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ali A.","family":"Danesh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Brian C. 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