Journal article
The relationship between tinnitus pitch and the audiogram
International journal of audiology, Vol.48(5), pp.277-294
2009
DOI: 10.1080/14992020802581974
PMID: 19842803
Abstract
We studied the relationship between tinnitus pitch and the audiogram in 195 patients. Patients with tone-like tinnitus reported a higher pitch (mean = 5385 Hz) compared to those with a noise-like quality (mean = 3266 Hz). Those with a flat audiogram were more likely to report: a noise-like tinnitus, a unilateral tinnitus, and have a pitch < 2000 Hz. The average duration of bilateral tinnitus (12 years) was longer than that of unilateral tinnitus (5 years). Older subjects reported a less severe tinnitus handicap questionnaire score. Patients with a notched audiogram often reported a pitch ≤8000 Hz. Subjects with normal hearing up to 8000 Hz tended to have a pitch ≥8000 Hz. We failed to find a relationship between the pitch and the edge of a high frequency hearing loss. Some individuals did exhibit a pitch at the low frequency edge of a hearing loss, but we could find no similar characteristics among these subjects. It is possible that a relationship between pitch and audiogram is present only in certain subgroups.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The relationship between tinnitus pitch and the audiogram
- Creators
- Tao Pan - 1Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery and Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of Iowa, USARichard S Tyler - 1Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery and Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of Iowa, USAHaihong Ji - 2Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa, USAClaudia Coelho - 2Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa, USAAnne K Gehringer - 2Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa, USAStephanie A Gogel - 2Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- International journal of audiology, Vol.48(5), pp.277-294
- Publisher
- Informa UK Ltd
- DOI
- 10.1080/14992020802581974
- PMID
- 19842803
- ISSN
- 1499-2027
- eISSN
- 1708-8186
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2009
- Academic Unit
- Communication Sciences and Disorders; Otolaryngology
- Record Identifier
- 9984002318802771
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