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ArticleJournal of neurology2022

The DizzyQuest: relation between self-reported hearing loss, tinnitus and objective hearing thresholds in patients with Meniere's disease.

E C Martin, R Verkaik, J J A Stultiens, M R van de Berg, A M L Janssen, C Leue, P Delespaul, F Peeters, J Widdershoven, A Erdkamp and 8 more

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Article in Journal of neurology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 · The record

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18 authors at 6 institutions in 6 countries.

E C MartinDivision of Balance Disorders, Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5329-8427
R VerkaikDivision of Balance Disorders, Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
J J A StultiensDivision of Balance Disorders, Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
M R van de BergDivision of Balance Disorders, Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
A M L JanssenDepartment of Methodology and Statistics, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
C LeueDepartment of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
P DelespaulDepartment of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
F PeetersDepartment of Clinical Psychological Science, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
J WiddershovenDivision of Balance Disorders, Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
A ErdkampDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
S C F van de WeijerDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
H BlomDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, HagaZiekenhuis, The Hague, The Netherlands.
A ZwergalDepartment of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
E GrillDepartment of Medical Informatics, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
N GuinandService of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
A Perez-FornosService of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
D Tse *Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Civic Campus, Ottawa, Canada.
R van de Berg *Division of Balance Disorders, Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands. raymond.vande.berg@mumc.nl.
Maastricht University · NLLudwig-Maximilians-Universität München · DEUniversity Hospital of Geneva · CHHaga Hospital · NLNational Research Tomsk State University · RUUniversity of Ottawa · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCombining a mobile application-based vestibular diary called the DizzyQuest and an iPad-based hearing test enables evaluation of the relationship between experienced neuro-otological symptoms and hearing thresholds in daily life setting. The aim was to investigate the relationship between self-reported hearing symptoms and hearing thresholds in patients with Meniere's disease (MD), using the DizzyQuest and the iPad-based hearing test simultaneously.

methodsThe DizzyQuest was administered for 3 weeks in 21 patients. Using the experience-sampling-method (ESM), it assessed hearing loss and tinnitus severity for both ears separately. Each day after the DizzyQuest, an iPad-based hearing test was used to measure hearing thresholds. A mixed model regression analysis was performed to investigate relationships between hearing thresholds and self-reported hearing loss and tinnitus severity.

resultsFifteen patients were included. Overall, pure-tone averages (PTAs) were not correlated with self-reported hearing loss severity and tinnitus. Individual differences in PTA results between both ears did not significantly influence the difference in self-reported hearing loss severity between both ears. Self-reported hearing loss and tinnitus scores were significantly higher in ears that corresponded with audiometric criteria of MD (p < 0.001). Self-reported tinnitus severity significantly increased with self-reported hearing loss severity in affected (p = 0.011) and unaffected ears (p < 0.001).

conclusionCombining the DizzyQuest and iPad-based hearing test, facilitated assessment of self-reported hearing loss and tinnitus severity and their relationship with hearing thresholds, in a daily life setting. This study illustrated the importance of investigating neuro-otological symptoms at an individual level, using multiple measurements. ESM strategies like the DizzyQuest should therefore be considered in neuro-otological research.

Indexed as

Hearing LossMeniere DiseaseTinnitusAudiometry, Pure-ToneHearingHumansSelf ReportAudiometryDizzyQuestExperience samplingHearing lossMeniere’s diseaseTinnitus

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PMID34894282
PMCPMC9468103
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