Associations Between Subjective Tinnitus and Cognitive Performance: Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses.

ABSTRACT: Tinnitus is the perception of sound in the absence of a corresponding external sound source, and bothersome tinnitus has been linked to poorer cognitive performance. This review comprehensively quantifies the association between tinnitus and different domains of cognitive performance. The review protocol was preregistered and published in a peer-reviewed journal. The review and analyses were reported according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-analysis guidelines. Peer-reviewed literature was searched using electronic databases to find studies featuring participants with tinnitus who had undertaken measures of cognitive performance. Studies were assessed for quality and categorized according to an established cognitive framework. Random-effects meta-analyses were

SUBMITTER: Clarke NA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7243410 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature