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 Surgery2015
Changes over time of psychoacoustic outcome measurements are not a substitute for subjective outcome measurements in acute tinnitus.
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- Consensus Statements on the Definition, Classification, and Diagnostic Tests for Tinnitus: A Delphi Study Conducted by the Korean Tinnitus Study Group.Journal of Korean medical science · 2024Pooled it
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of late auditory evoked potentials as a candidate biomarker in the assessment of tinnitus.PloS one · 2020Pooled it
- Clinical randomized trial study of hearing aids effectiveness in association with Ginkgo biloba extract (EGb 761) on tinnitus improvement.Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngologyTrial
- Tinnitus and tinnitus disorder: Genetic, neurobiological, and clinical differentiation.iScience · 2026Review
- Consensus Statements on Tinnitus Assessment and Treatment Outcome Evaluation: A Delphi Study by the Korean Tinnitus Study Group.Journal of Korean medical science · 2025Article
- Tinnitus and Its Comorbidities: A Comprehensive Analysis of Their Relationships.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Correlation Between the Pitch and Loudness of Tinnitus, Hearing Levels, and Tinnitus Handicap Inventory Scores in Patients with Chronic Subjective Tinnitus.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- A cross-sectional study on predictors of patients' tinnitus severity.World journal of otorhinolaryngology - head and neck surgery · 2024Article
- Minimal Clinically Important Difference of Tinnitus Outcome Measurement Instruments-A Scoping Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Dual-site transcranial direct current stimulation to treat tinnitus: a randomized controlled trial.Brain : a journal of neurology · 2022Article
- Prognostic Indicators for Positive Treatment Outcome After Multidisciplinary Orofacial Treatment in Patients With Somatosensory Tinnitus.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2020Article
- Pathophysiology of Subjective Tinnitus: Triggers and Maintenance.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2018Review
- Tinnitus evaluation: relationship between pitch matching and loudness, visual analog scale and tinnitus handicap inventory.Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngologyArticle
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to assess correlations between the changes over time of various tinnitus measurements. A longitudinal prospective study comparing two test moments was performed: before treatment and after 90 days. Tinnitus assessment consisted of psychoacoustic outcome measurements (minimal masking level and loudness matching at 1 kHz) and subjective outcome measurements (Tinnitus Impairment Questionnaire, Tinnitus Questionnaire and Numeric Rating Scale of loudness and annoyance). Additionally, the effect size was measured. 35 subjects were included in this study. The subjects had a permanent, non-pulsatile tinnitus acquired <3 months previously. Weak or no significant correlations were found between ∆psychoacoustic outcome measurements and ∆subjective outcome measurements. The effect size showed that subjective outcome measurements were the most responsive to measure change in tinnitus complaints. We can conclude that psychoacoustic outcome measurements of tinnitus cannot substitute subjective outcome measurements in patients with acute tinnitus. The authors recommend subjective outcome measurements as primary outcome measurements in a clinical setting. In research, however, it is meaningful to quantify tinnitus in both ways.
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