Tinnitus and hearing survey: cultural adaptation to Brazilian Portuguese.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Hearing loss is associated with several comorbidities and may be frequently associated with tinnitus. When patients complain of both tinnitus and hearing difficulties in audiology and otolaryngology clinics, there, is often great difficulty separating the two complaints. The tinnitus and hearing survey was specially developed for this purpose to identify the main complaint and help direct the choice of appropriate intervention.

Objective

To translate and culturally adapt the tinnitus and hearing survey for the Brazilian-Portuguese.

Methods

Seventy patients who had previously completed a battery of audiological diagnostic exams were invited to complete the tinnitus and hearing survey and were categorized into four groups: normal hearing without tinnitus, n

SUBMITTER: Scheffer AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9422566 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature