Sounds like a case of blaming the victim! I suffer from HF tinnitus and never previously or recently thought it has anything to do with EM sensitivity,as such. They may well co-exist- that is something different! Recently , I travelled away some distance and the Hum stopped , but not the tinnitus- that's mine, The Hummmm is somebody elses....
On May 7, 4:43 am, dboots <[email protected]> wrote: > CONCLUSIONS: Our data indicate that tinnitus is associated with > subjective electromagnetic hypersensitivity. > > PLoS One. 2009;4(3):e5026. Epub 2009 Mar 27 > > http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19325894?ordinalpos=1&itool=Entrez... > > Association of tinnitus and electromagnetic hypersensitivity: hints > for a shared pathophysiology? > Landgrebe M, Frick U, Hauser S, Hajak G, Langguth B. > Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics, and Psychotherapy, > University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany. > [email protected] > > BACKGROUND: Tinnitus is a frequent condition with high morbidity and > impairment in quality of life. The pathophysiology is still > incompletely understood. Electromagnetic fields are discussed to be > involved in the multi-factorial pathogenesis of tinnitus, but data > proofing this relationship are very limited. Potential health hazards > of electromagnetic fields (EMF) have been under discussion for long. > Especially, individuals claiming themselves to be electromagnetic > hypersensitive suffer from a variety of unspecific symptoms, which > they attribute to EMF-exposure. The aim of the study was to elucidate > the relationship between EMF-exposure, electromagnetic > hypersensitivity and tinnitus using a case-control design. > METHODOLOGY: Tinnitus occurrence and tinnitus severity were assessed > by questionnaires in 89 electromagnetic hypersensitive patients and > 107 controls matched for age-, gender, living surroundings and > workplace. Using a logistic regression approach, potential risk > factors for the development of tinnitus were evaluated. FINDINGS: > Tinnitus was significantly more frequent in the electromagnetic > hypersensitive group (50.72% vs. 17.5%) whereas tinnitus duration and > severity did not differ between groups. Electromagnetic > hypersensitivity and tinnitus were independent risk factors for sleep > disturbances.. However, measures of individual EMF-exposure like e.g. > cell phone use did not show any association with tinnitus. > CONCLUSIONS: Our data indicate that tinnitus is associated with > subjective electromagnetic hypersensitivity. An individual > vulnerability probably due to an over activated cortical distress > network seems to be responsible for, both, electromagnetic > hypersensitivity and tinnitus. Hence, therapeutic efforts should focus > on treatment strategies (e.g. cognitive behavioral therapy) aiming at > normalizing this dysfunctional distress network. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Hum Sufferers" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/hum-sufferers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Hum Sufferers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hum-sufferers?hl=en.
