Self-Administered Tinnitus Pitch Matching versus a Conventional Audiometric Procedure.
Objective: Obtaining an accurate tinnitus pitch match is an initial and critical requirement for tinnitus evaluation and treatment, particularly for applying tailor-made notched music training. We investigated whether computer-based self-administered tinnitus pitch matching (CSTPM) is comparable wit...
| Published in: | Audiology & Neurotology Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 1 - 9 |
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Karger AG
Jul2017
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=124480289&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 124480289 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 14203030 NI1 jtl: Audiology & Neurotology issn: 14203030 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jul2017 vid: 22 iid: 1 pid: 2485 pub: Karger AG artinfo: ui: 124480289 124480289 NLM28423381 124480289 10.1159/000465512 NLM28423381 124480289 ppf: 1 ppct: 8 formats: tig: atl: Self-Administered Tinnitus Pitch Matching versus a Conventional Audiometric Procedure. aug: au: Kim, Tae Su Yakunina, Natalia Ryu, Yoon-Jong Chung, Ik Joo Nam, Eui-Cheol affil: Department of Otolaryngology sug: subj: Music Tinnitus Therapy Audiometry Methods Software Human Multivariate Analysis Middle Age Female Adult Pitch Perception Logistic Regression Male Validation Studies Comparative Studies Evaluation Research Multicenter Studies Questionnaires Middle Aged: 45-64 years Adult: 19-44 years Female Male ab: Objective: Obtaining an accurate tinnitus pitch match is an initial and critical requirement for tinnitus evaluation and treatment, particularly for applying tailor-made notched music training. We investigated whether computer-based self-administered tinnitus pitch matching (CSTPM) is comparable with a conventional audiometric procedure (CAP).Methods: In total, 82 patients (mean age 45.52 years; 42 females) with tonal tinnitus participated. The CAP was performed by the same audiologist using a 2-alternative forced choice method with a frequency range of 0.25-16 kHz. In the CSTPM, the subjects used personal computer software with a scrolling slider to select the sound closest to their tinnitus pitch. After each matching procedure, an octave challenge test was applied. A multivariate logistic regression was performed to determine factors associated with the difference between the CSTPM and CAP.Results: The subjects' mean hearing threshold was 21.25 ± 17.61 dB HL; the mean tinnitus handicap inventory score was 35.56 ± 24.09. The mean pitches measured with the CSTPM and CAP were 6.29 ± 4.30 and 6.98 ± 5.33 kHz, respectively. In total, 57 (69.5%) subjects matched their tinnitus with less than half an octave difference between the procedures. The results of the 2 methods correlated significantly with each other (Pearson r = 0.793, p < 0.001). Octave confusion was a significant factor affecting the difference between the procedures (odds ratio 8.92, p < 0.05).Conclusions: The CSTPM appears to be as accurate as the standard audiological procedure, and may be used instead of the CAP when octave confusion is minimized. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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