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The purpose of this study was to identify and determine the degree of mental fatigue in patients with hearing loss and\/or tinnitus participating in audiological rehabilitation, and to examine the self-reported mental fatigue scale (MFS) in this patient group. Methods: Patients undergoing audiological rehabilitation at the Department of Audiology and Neurotology, Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden, between 2011 and 2017 who completed a self-reported MFS questionnaire were investigated. Data on 76 patients were analysed in this pilot study. Patients were also assessed using the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI). Results: The study population had an age range of 38\u201365 years, and most had normal hearing (37%) or mild to moderate hearing loss (46%). Only 17% had severe to profound hearing loss. A total of 56.5% had tinnitus, of whom 39.5% scored \u226557 on the THI, indicating severe tinnitus, whereas 43.5% reported no tinnitus. The MFS scores, ranging from 13 to 42.5 points, were divided into three severity levels for analysis: 10.5\u201315, 15.5\u201320, and \u226520.5. In total, 67% of the patients had MFS scores \u2265 20.5. Importantly, most of the participants (90%) with a THI score \u2265 57 belonged to that group. A significant positive correlation between a high MFS score and severe tinnitus was found. 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