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Speech Comprehension Difficulties in Chronic Tinnitus and Its Relation to Hyperacusis ...
Abstract: Objective: Many tinnitus patients complain about difficulties regarding speech comprehension. In spite of the high clinical relevance little is known about underlying mechanisms and predisposing factors. Here, we performed an exploratory investigation in a large sample of tinnitus patients to (1) estimate the prevalence of speech comprehension difficulties among tinnitus patients, to (2) compare subjective reports of speech comprehension difficulties with behavioral measurements in a standardized speech comprehension test and to (3) explore underlying mechanisms by analyzing the relationship between speech comprehension difficulties and peripheral hearing function (pure tone audiogram), as well as with co-morbid hyperacusis as a central auditory processing disorder. Subjects and Methods: Speech comprehension was assessed in 361 tinnitus patients presenting between 07/2012 and 08/2014 at the Interdisciplinary Tinnitus Clinic at the University of Regensburg. The assessment included standard audiological ...
Keyword: 610 Medizin; HEARING-LOSS; PERCEPTION; INHIBITION; MECHANISMS; EAR; chronic tinnitus; speech perception problems; Goettingen sentence test; hearing loss; hyperacusis
URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.5283/epub.35070
https://epub.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/35070
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