{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Title}: Ear Complaints in Fibromyalgia: A Narrative Review.
{Author}: Skare TL;de Carvalho JF;
{Journal}: Rheumatol Ther
{Volume}: 0
{Issue}: 0
{Year}: 2024 Aug 3
{Factor}: 4.081
{DOI}: 10.1007/s40744-024-00701-1
{Abstract}: <B>BACKGROUND: </B>Patients with fibromyalgia (FM) have innumerable complaints due to the central amplification of somatic stimuli. The aim of this paper was to review the ear complaints in patients with FM.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>A review of articles published in PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, and Scopus from 1966 to June 2023 was performed.<BR><B>RESULTS: </B>Seventeen papers were included in the review. They showed that patients with FM have a higher hearing loss rate, mostly at high frequencies, and hyperacusis. The prevalence of vestibular symptoms (tinnitus, dizziness) and hyperacusis was higher than in the general population, reaching 87.0% of the sample. Subjective findings did not always correspond to objective results. In some studies, the degree of FM severity was associated with ear symptoms; in others, it was not.<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>Ear complaints in patients with FM are linked to subjacent disease and may be related to stimuli central amplification.