ArticleBrazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology
Tinnitus evaluation: relationship between pitch matching and loudness, visual analog scale and tinnitus handicap inventory.
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- Speech recognition thresholds correlate with tinnitus intensity in individuals with primary subjective tinnitus.Frontiers in neurology · 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
- Tinnitus suppression by means of cochlear implantation: does it affect cognition?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 · 2024Article
- Effectiveness of Physical Therapy Interventions for Temporomandibular Disorders Associated with Tinnitus: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Effect of Tinnitus on Sleep Quality and Insomnia.International archives of otorhinolaryngology · 2023Article
- Effect of electrical stimulation with a cochlear implant on tinnitus impact: protocol of an individual patient data meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2022Article
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- Speech Comprehension and Its Relation to Other Auditory Parameters in Elderly Patients With Tinnitus.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2019Article
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Abstract
introductionTinnitus is a subjective auditory symptom usually associated with a sound, even in the absence of external sound sources. Its diagnosis is complex, and some of the forms of measurement alone or in combination, include self-assessment questionnaires, such as the tinnitus handicap inventory, the visual analog scale and/or pitch and loudness matching.
objectiveTo analyze the correlation among three tinnitus measurement methods: tinnitus handicap inventory, visual analog scale and pitch and loudness matching.
methodsThe study consisted of 148 patients complaining of chronic tinnitus. An otorhinolaryngological evaluation, anamnesis directed to tinnitus, audiometry (pure tone and speech), imitanciometry, tinnitus handicap inventory, visual analog scale, and pitch and loudness matching were performed. The study was registered in the Ethics Committee of the Institution with no. 0129/12.
resultsRegarding the frequency of tinnitus handicap inventory responses, a higher occurrence of the mild degree was observed. An average of 6 points was observed on the visual analog scale. The mean loudness matching in the right ear was 20dBNS, and in the left ear was 17dBNS. As for the type of stimulus, the most found was continuous pure tone. The frequency of the pitch sensation was 6000Hz in the largest number of cases. Regarding the measures of tinnitus handicap inventory and the visual analogical scale, a significant correlation was observed, and as one value increases the other also increases. Pitch and loudness matching and the visual analogical scale results are also significant.
conclusionThere was a significant correlation between the values measured by the tinnitus handicap inventory, visual analogical scale (annoyance) and loudness matching in the evaluation of tinnitus. The selection of any one of the three evaluative methods for tinnitus investigation provides different dimensions of the tinnitus and complements the others.
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