Beáta Bencsik
Name: Beáta Bencsik MD, PhD
Assistant professor
(Birth: Budapest, 05,02,1969.)
Address: Semmelweis University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, 1083, Szigony u 36, Budapest, Hungary
Diploma: Semmelweis University, Faculty of Medicine, 1994. “cum laude”
Specialties:
1998- Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
2002- Audiology
2026- Psychotherapy
PhD: “Tinnitus and quality of life - Validation of the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory and Use of Acoustic CR®-neuromodulation Treatment in Patients with Chronic Subjective Tinnitus” 2015.
PhD supervisor accreditation:
2024. Topic: Etiology, diagnostic and treatment options of tinnitus
Clinical work in Semmelweis University:
Sub-chief of outpatient department of Neurootology since 1998.
Chief of outpatient department of “Tinnitus” since 2011.
Leader of general inpatient department of ORL disease since 1999.
University teaching assistant 1998-2008.
Assistant professor from 2008.
Lead of English otorhinolaryngology education from 2017-2026.
Lead of postgradual education of otorhinolaryngology from 2026.
Teaching work in Semmelweis University:
Gradual teaching: Teaching of Hungarian medical students and dentists in Hungarian language since 1995 and in English since 1998.
Postgradual courses: for oto-rhino-laryngologist, neurologists, neurootologist, audiologists and for family doctors from1998.
International otoneurological course in Budapest, 2017.
Membership of Societies:
Hungarian Society of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Head Neck Surgery
Hungarian Tinnitus Society
International Neurootological and Equilibriometric Society
Society functions:
Secretary of Otoneurological Section of Hungarian Oto-Rhino-Laryngological & Head Neck Surgical Society 2012-2016.
President of Otoneurological Section of Hungarian Oto-Rhino-Laryngological & Head Neck Surgical Society since 2016-2025.
Secretary of the International Neurootological and Equilibriometric Society 2014-2025.
Elected member of the Editorial board of the Hungarian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology 2018-2023.
Member of Committee of otorhinolaryngological professional training
Award: Semmelweis University Dean's Award
COVID Hero Award recipient
Study-tours:
2003-2014. Bad Kissingen (Germany), international neurootological collaboration
working with Prof. C.F.-Claussen
2003. Padua (Italy) Dep.of Otorhinolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery at
the University of Padua
2005. Marseille (Spain) Up-dated management of vertigo and vestibular disorders
(Marseilles Training Courses)
2010. Heildelberg (Germany) temporal bone surgery course
2011. Carpi (Italy) Balance diagnosis and rehabilitation
2013. Belgrade Balance Forum (Serbia)
2013. Berlin (Germany) Medpace tinnitus study
2015. Madrid (Spain) Vertigo master class, VHIT
2017. Belgrade Balance Forum (Serbia)
2017. Budapest, (Hungary) Holistic Expertise in neurootology (international Teaching
Course as an organizer)
2018. Belgrade Balace Forum (Serbia)
2019. Belgrade Balance Forum (Serbia)
2019. Portoros (Slovenia) Vertigo Days
2024. Kopenhagen (Denmark) TRV Workshop, Interacoustics Academy
2024. Belgrade Balance Forum (Serbia)
Session
"The effect of personality characteristics on the effectiveness of group cognitive psychotherapy treatment for tinnitus"
dr. Beáta bencsik1, dr. Csaba kazinczi2, dr. Gábor polony1, dr. Judit szigeti f.1
1department of otorhinolaryngology and head and neck surgery, semmelweis university,
budapest, hungary
2 department of pulmonology, semmelweis university, budapest, hungary
introduction: chronic tinnitus causes significant subjective distress. While cognitive-behavioral group interventions facilitate habituation, limited research has explored how personality traits and home practice compliance predict treatment outcomes. This study evaluated the effectiveness of a group-based skill-development intervention for tinnitus coping, and investigated the predictive power of the big five personality dimensions and home practice intensity on post-intervention outcomes.
methods: using a pre-post design (n = 93), tinnitus distress was measured using the tinnitus handicap inventory (THI), and personality was assessed via the BFI-10. At post-intervention, sessions attended and self-reported home practice frequency were recorded, while controlling for psychiatric history. Data were analyzed using a wilcoxon signed-ranks test and a two-stage hierarchical linear regression. Additionally, the correlation between openness and somatosensory amplification (SAS) was examined.
results: at the group level, a highly significant reduction in tinnitus distress was observed (z = -7.33, p < .001), with 81.7% of the participants showing improvement. In the hierarchical regression, the first block of control variables (baseline THI, age, sessions, psychiatric history, practice) accounted for 49.8% of the variance in post-test THI scores (adj. r2 = .436). The inclusion of big five dimensions in the second block significantly increased the explained variance to 58.5% (adj. r2 = .466, delta r2 = .087). In the final model, home practice intensity was a significant positive predictor (b = 0.380, p = .033), and openness demonstrated a strong trend-level effect (b = 3.348, p = .063). Openness also correlated significantly with somatosensory amplification (r = .198, p = .044).
conclusions: the intervention effectively reduces tinnitus distress. The positive predictive value of home practice and openness reflects need-based compliance and a reflective cognitive style. Patients with higher baseline distress and somatic amplification may invest more effort into practicing, maintaining a heightened sensory focus that results in higher absolute post-test scores despite overall clinical improvement.