Correlation Analysis of Hearing Thresholds, Validated Questionnaires and Psychoacoustic Measurements in Tinnitus Patients

Objective: To evaluate the correlation between audiometric thresholds, pitch matching (PM), minimum masking level (MML), Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) in tinnitus patients.

Subjects: 48 patients with tinnitus as the main complaint from OTOSUL, Otorrinolaringologia Sul-Fluminense, Volta Redonda, RJ, Brasil and Centro de Tratamento e Pesquisa em Zumbido, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.

Method: Subjects performed tonal audiometry, Pitch Matching (PM) and Minimum Masking Level (MML) for tinnitus. They also fulfilled the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). Data was statistically compared for correlation between audiometric thresholds, psycho-acoustic measures and questionnaires.

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Key information

Conditions

Tinnitus Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Depression Ear Diseases Hearing Disorders Hearing Loss Nervous System Diseases Neurologic Manifestations Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Sensation Disorders Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year–70 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Centro de Diagnóstico e Tratamento do Zumbido, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Who can participate

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

tinnitus for more than 6 months
sensorineural hearing loss
normal otoscopy

Exclusion criteria

conductive or mixed hearing losses
A-r, A-d, B and C tympanograms
tinnitus treatment in the last 6 months
pregnant woman
Vestibular Schwannoma

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Faculdade de Medicina de Valenca

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2009
Primary completion: 2009
Study completion: 2009
First posted: Sep 14, 2009
Registry last updated: Sep 14, 2009

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