Cognitive speed as an objective measure of tinnitus.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives/hypothesis

Subjective, chronic tinnitus is a common but poorly understood condition. The heterogeneity within tinnitus has hindered the development of functional severity measures and effective treatment. Tinnitus at least partially results from maladaptive cortical processes that are associated with cognitive deficits. This study examined whether cognitive processing speed might serve as a novel objective measure of tinnitus severity, and whether the psychiatric comorbidities of depression and somatization are predictive of self-reported tinnitus severity.

Study design

Cross-sectional study of 92 chronic tinnitus participants.

Methods

The Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) captured the self-reported severity of tinnitus. Cognitive processing speed was objec

SUBMITTER: Das SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3500665 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature