Self-reported and behavioral sound avoidance in tinnitus and hyperacusis subjects, and association with anxiety ratings.
Objective: The purpose of the study was to analyse the role of sound avoidance and anxiety in tinnitus subjects with hyperacusis, defined as hypersensitivity to low to moderate intensity sounds. Design: A group of tinnitus subjects with hyperacusis was compared to tinnitus subjects without hyperacus...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Audiology Vol. 51; no. 8; pp. 611 - 618 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Aug2012
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