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ArticleEuropean archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery2014

The relationship between tinnitus pitch and hearing sensitivity.

Giriraj Singh Shekhawat, Grant D Searchfield, Cathy M Stinear

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Article in European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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  11. Health-Related Quality of Life in Subjective, Chronic Tinnitus Patients: A Scoping Review.Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO · 2024
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  15. Cortical Tonotopic Map Changes in Humans Are Larger in Hearing Loss Than in Additional Tinnitus.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2020
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  17. Towards a Mechanistic-Driven Precision Medicine Approach for Tinnitus.Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO · 2019
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Giriraj Singh ShekhawatSection of Audiology, Department of Audiology, University Of Auckland, Tamaki Innovation Campus, Private Bag 92019, 1142, Auckland, New Zealand.
Grant D Searchfield
Cathy M Stinear

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Abstract

Tinnitus is the phantom perception of sounds. No single theory explaining the cause of tinnitus enjoys universal acceptance, however, it is usually associated with hearing loss. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between tinnitus pitch and audiometry, minimum masking levels (MML), tinnitus loudness, and distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAE). This was a retrospective analysis of participant's records from the University of Auckland Hearing and Tinnitus Clinic database. The sample consisted of 192 participants with chronic tinnitus (more than 18 months) who had comprehensive tinnitus assessment from March 2008 to January 2011. There were 116 males (mean = 56.5 years, SD = 12.96) and 76 females (mean = 58.7 years, SD = 13.88). Seventy-six percent of participants had a tinnitus pitch ≥8 kHz. Tinnitus pitch was most often matched to frequencies at which hearing threshold was 40-60 (T50) dBHL. There was a weak but statistically significant positive correlation between tinnitus pitch and T50 (r = 0.15 at p < 0.05). No correlation was found between tinnitus pitch and DPOAEs, MML, audiometric edge and worst threshold. The strongest audiometric predictor for tinnitus pitch was the frequency at which threshold was approximately 50 dBHL. We postulate that this may be due to a change from primarily outer hair cell damage to lesions including inner hair cells at these levels of hearing loss.

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AudiometryChronic DiseaseFemaleHearingHumansMaleOtoacoustic Emissions, SpontaneousPerceptual MaskingPitch PerceptionRetrospective StudiesSensationTinnitus

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