Comparing listening effort among patients with hearing loss combined with tinnitus, hearing loss alone and a control group.
Objective: This study compared listening effort (LE) in adults with tinnitus and hearing loss (HL+Tin), hearing loss alone (HL), and a control group (Control). Design and study sample: A case-control study involved 78 adults (aged 20–60). Participants underwent pure tone audiometry, the depression,...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Audiology Vol. 65; no. 3; pp. 377 - 388 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Mar2026
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