PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Pospíšilová, Ivana
AU  - Fabóvá, Lucie
TI  - Tinnitus and its effect on the quality of life in adolescents
DP  - 2022 Dec 11
TA  - Journal of Exceptional People
PG  - 115--128
VI  - 11
IP  - 1
IS  - 18054978
AB  - The paper focuses on aspects of quality of life in adolescents suffering from tinnitus and its broad-based impact on life. The research was conducted in an interview with six participants, both female and male in adolescence. The interview provided a deeper look at the subjective perception of the quality of life of people with tinnitus on a physical, mental, social and societal level. The main finding was that adolescents with tinnitus had a change in their quality of life, not only in a negative but also in a positive direction, which is evident only with the passage of time when an individual with tinnitus learns to live. Another finding was that increased perception of tinnitus occurs after physical exhaustion, fatigue, and stress. The most significant changes in adolescents were in the field of cultural activities and the disruption of family, partnership and friendships. The research also discusses new forms of therapy that can lead to coping with the disease. The main goal of the research was to identify, analyze and describe the effect of tinnitus on the quality of life of individuals in adolescence. This goal has been met.