ArticleBrazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology
Auditory attention in individuals with tinnitus.
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- The impact of tinnitus on speech perception in noise: a systematic review and meta-analysis.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 · 2024Pooled it
- Associations Between Subjective Tinnitus and Cognitive Performance: Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses.Trends in hearingPooled it
- Musical auditory training and cognitive auditory training: effects on the perception of tinnitus disorder.CoDAS · 2026Trial
- Tinnitus and Reactions to Tinnitus: A Cross-Sectional Survey Across Different Tinnitus Durations.Audiology research · 2026Article
- Perceptual and neural biomarkers of distraction from an external sound source are not associated with tinnitus severity.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Cognitive impairment in idiopathic intracranial hypertension: A conceptual framework and therapeutic implications.Surgical neurology international · 2026Review
- [Evaluation of the montreal cognitive assessment in idiopathic tinnitus patients with mild hearing loss].Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery · 2024Article
- A Scoping Review of the Role of Attention in Tinnitus Management.Seminars in hearing · 2024Review
- A Review of Auditory Attention: Neural Mechanisms, Theories, and Affective Disorders.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2024Article
- Adult Perfomance on the Sustained Auditory Attention Skill Test.International archives of otorhinolaryngology · 2021Article
- Evaluation of Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex (VOR) in Tinnitus Patients with Normal Hearing.The journal of international advanced otology · 2021Article
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- Changes in late-latency auditory evoked potentials after tinnitus suppression using auditory stimulation.Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngologyArticle
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Abstract
introductionTinnitus is characterized by the presence of a sound in the absence of external sound stimulus. In individuals with normal audiometry, it may be associated with auditory attention difficulty, especially in those who report high tinnitus annoyance.
objectiveTo investigate auditory attention ability in individuals with tinnitus complaint.
methodsCross-sectional analytical observational study. We evaluated 30 volunteers with normal hearing (up to 25dBHL): 15 with tinnitus (test group) and 15 with no complaints (control group), aged between 18-40 years. The volunteers answered the tinnitus handicap inventory questionnaire and a visual analogue scale. Subsequently, a basic audiological evaluation (meatoscopy, tonal and vocal audiometry, and imittanciometry) and psychoacoustic measures of tinnitus (loudness and pitch) were performed. To evaluate auditory attention, the following tests were performed: auditory cognitive evoked potential (P300), central auditory processing tests (dichotic digits test and speech-in-noise test) and sustained auditory attention ability test.
resultsIn the tinnitus handicap inventory, individuals with tinnitus had a mean score of 37.78 (±27.05), characterized as moderate degree. In the dichotic digits test (binaural separation), a difference was observed between the groups in both ears. Moreover, there was a difference in the speech-in-noise test in both ears (RE: p=0.044; LE: p=0.019), in P300 (p=0.049) and in total sustained auditory attention ability test (p=0.032). Also, there is a negative correlation between sustained auditory attention ability test, decrease in attentiveness and binaural integration (RE: p=0.044; LE: p=0.048).
conclusionsIndividuals with tinnitus had a poorer performance compared to the control group regarding auditory attention ability. Therefore, it is inferred that tinnitus is associated with poor performance in selective and sustained auditory attention in the assessed volunteers. These aspects should be considered for the management of patients with tinnitus.
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