Electrophysiological correlates of focused attention on low- and high-distressed tinnitus.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The study aimed at determining the EEG correlates of concentration on either low or high-distressed tinnitus.

Methods

Sixty-seven patients (36 women, mean age = 50.34 ± 12.94 years) with chronic tinnitus were assigned to either a high (HD) or low (LD) tinnitus-related distress group based on THI results. All participants took part in the EEG study comprising two 3-4 min blocks of focusing on either tinnitus (Tinnitus Focus Condition, TFC) or the sensations from one's own body (Body Focus Condition, BFC). The absolute power and current density of 8 frequency bands in 7 clusters were compared between conditions and groups.

Results

The most pronounced differences were found in the HD patients in the TFC, relative to the BFC, i.e. reduced power of frontally dis

SUBMITTER: Milner R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7406215 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature