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European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
Published in: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology 1/2020

01-01-2020 | Tinnitus | Otology

Assessment of auditory working memory in normal hearing adults with tinnitus

Authors: Megha Kondli Nagaraj, Amruthavarshini Bhaskar, Prashanth Prabhu

Published in: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology | Issue 1/2020

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Abstract

Purpose

Tinnitus is characterized by the perception of sound without an existing external stimulus. The presence of tinnitus might be intolerable for many and can be sufficiently troublesome in hearing, sleep, thought processing, and other functional abilities, all of which can negatively impact the quality of life. Individuals with tinnitus may have decreased cognitive efficiency because tinnitus can adversely affect the other tasks being performed. The present study was taken up to evaluate auditory working memory using digit span tasks in adults with tinnitus.

Methods

The tasks administered included forward, backward, ascending, and descending digit span. Tinnitus Handicap Inventory questionnaire was administered on all the individuals with tinnitus, and also, it was attempted to correlate the scores of auditory working memory with that of tinnitus handicap inventory.

Results

The results indicated poorer scores for backward, ascending and descending digit span task and no significant difference for the forward digit span task. There was no correlation between auditory working memory tasks and overall tinnitus handicap scores along with its sub-scales.

Conclusion

It was concluded that tinnitus disrupts the functioning of auditory working memory and is governed by the annoyance caused by tinnitus.
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Metadata
Title
Assessment of auditory working memory in normal hearing adults with tinnitus
Authors
Megha Kondli Nagaraj
Amruthavarshini Bhaskar
Prashanth Prabhu
Publication date
01-01-2020
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keyword
Tinnitus
Published in
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology / Issue 1/2020
Print ISSN: 0937-4477
Electronic ISSN: 1434-4726
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-019-05658-4

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