Health Care Utilization and Mental Health Diagnoses Among Veterans With Tinnitus.

Conclusion Findings suggest that Veterans who are diagnosed with tinnitus have more health care utilization and are more frequently diagnosed with mental health disorders than Veterans who are not diagnosed with tinnitus. This suggests a need for coordinated tinnitus and mental health care services for Veterans in the VA system of care.
PMID: 31022360 [PubMed - in process]

Source: American Journal of Audiology - April 21, 2019 Category: Audiology Authors: Carlson KF, Gilbert TA, O'Neil ME, Zaugg TL, Manning CA, Kaelin C, Thielman EJ, Reavis KM, Henry JA Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: research