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ArticleThe journal of international advanced otology2022

The Relation of Sound Level Tolerance to Tinnitus Ears in Human.

Yong Tae Cho, Yong-Hwi An, Dong Hyuk Jang, Dong Hyun Kim, Na Yeon Kim, Hyo Jeong Kim, Ji Hye Park, Hyun Joon Shim

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Yong Tae ChoDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Nowon Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University Faculty of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Yong-Hwi AnDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Nowon Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University Faculty of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Dong Hyuk JangDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Nowon Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University Faculty of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Dong Hyun KimDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Nowon Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University Faculty of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Na Yeon KimDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Nowon Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University Faculty of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Hyo Jeong KimDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Nowon Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University Faculty of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Ji Hye ParkDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Nowon Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University Faculty of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Hyun Joon ShimDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Nowon Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University Faculty of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between sound level tolerance and tinnitus in humans.

methodsWe compared the loudness discomfort levels at 500 and 3000 Hz pure tones in 33 subjects with bilateral tinnitus and 33 subjects with unilateral tinnitus with normal and symmetric hearing thresholds and those of age- and sex-matched control subjects.

resultsBoth the tinnitus ears (108.18 ± 10.22 dB HL and 103.03 ± 11.04 dB HL) and non-tinnitus ears (108.94 ± 12.61 dB HL and 104.24 ± 11.60 dB HL) in the unilateral tinnitus subjects showed significantly lower loudness discomfort levels at 500 and 3000 Hz than the control ears (115.91 ± 6.78 dB HL and 111.52 ± 8.88 dB HL, P < .008; α=0.05/6=0.008), whereas there was no difference in the loudness discomfort levels of the tinnitus ears of the bilateral tinnitus subjects (111.52 ± 10.42 dB HL or 106.36 ± 11.34 dB HL) and the control ears.

conclusionThese results support the hypothesis that the reduced loudness discomfort levels in tinnitus subjects with normal and symmetric hearing thresholds are associated with a hidden injury to the cochlea that induces the development of tinnitus, especially on one side. Whether tinnitus is perceived unilaterally or bilaterally depends on the status of the auditory system, which may be reflected in the sound level tolerance and loudness discomfort levels.

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TinnitusAudiometry, Pure-ToneAuditory ThresholdCochleaHearingHumans

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PMID35193838
PMCPMC9449708
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