Audiometric Characteristics and Tinnitus Features in a Cohort of 170 Spanish Patients
| Autor: | Pedro Cobo, María Cuesta |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Cuesta Ruíz, María [0000-0002-7729-8568], Cobo Parra, Pedro [0000-0002-3406-1122], Cuesta Ruíz, María, Cobo Parra, Pedro |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
tinnitus handicap inventor medicine.diagnostic_test Hearing loss business.industry Audiology tinnitus handicap inventory Control subjects Article Tinnitus Distress Otorhinolaryngology RF1-547 Laterality Cohort medicine otorhinolaryngologic diseases Correlational analysis medicine.symptom Audiometry tinnitus business hearing loss |
| Zdroj: | Audiology Research, Vol 11, Iss 53, Pp 594-602 (2021) Digital.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC instname Audiology Research Volume 11 Issue 4 Pages 53-602 |
| ISSN: | 2039-4349 |
| Popis: | 9 páginas. 4 figuras, 4 tablas Background: Tinnitus is a rather prevalent, quite heterogeneous, and difficult to treat auditory disorder. The aim of this article is to provide the design and results of a cross-sectional study related to audiological and tinnitus features in a group of 170 Spanish patients. Methods: Audiometric characteristics were assessed on the basis of the pure-tone audiometry of both ears in 170 tinnitus patients and 85 control subjects. The audiometric status of each tinnitus participant was assessed on the basis of the average auditory threshold (AAT) in the whole frequency range (from 125 Hz to 8 kHz), and low (from 125 Hz to 2 kHz) and high (from 3 kHz to 8 kHz)-frequency intervals. Tinnitus features were evaluated through personal interview with patients and included tinnitus duration, laterality, pitch, sound, and distress (Tinnitus Handicap Inventory, THI). Correlational analysis was carried out between audiological (AAT) and tinnitus (THI) variables. Results: A very weak Spearman rank correlation factor is found between both variables. Conclusions: The subjective outcome of tinnitus distress (THI) was not correlated with the objective measure of hearing loss (AAT) in our cohort. This research received no external funding |
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