The impact of tinnitus on working memory capacity
(2020) In International Journal of Audiology- Abstract
Objective: To determine if tinnitus was related to working memory (WM) in adults and if tinnitus handicap was related to WM in adults with tinnitus. Design: Two groups, cross-sectional design. Study samples: 76 adults forming a tinnitus group (n = 38) and a control group (n = 38). Each group included 19 adults with normal hearing and 19 adults with hearing loss matched for age, sex and educational backgrounds. All participants completed the visual n-back test; pure tone audiometry (0.125–16 kHz); and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Tinnitus sufferers also completed the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI). Results: For all participants, tinnitus was not related to WM scores when corrected for hearing thresholds, anxiety,... (More)
Objective: To determine if tinnitus was related to working memory (WM) in adults and if tinnitus handicap was related to WM in adults with tinnitus. Design: Two groups, cross-sectional design. Study samples: 76 adults forming a tinnitus group (n = 38) and a control group (n = 38). Each group included 19 adults with normal hearing and 19 adults with hearing loss matched for age, sex and educational backgrounds. All participants completed the visual n-back test; pure tone audiometry (0.125–16 kHz); and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Tinnitus sufferers also completed the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI). Results: For all participants, tinnitus was not related to WM scores when corrected for hearing thresholds, anxiety, and depression. The corrections for best ear high-frequency pure-tone average hearing threshold (BEHFPTA: 10, 12.5, 14 and 16 kHz) were significant. For tinnitus sufferers, THI was related to WM scores in the easiest n-back condition, and BEHFPTA was related to WM scores in the easiest and the hardest n-back condition. Conclusion: Tinnitus was not related to WM scores. Tinnitus handicap was related to some WM scores in tinnitus sufferers. Further investigation of the possible relationship between high-frequency hearing and WM is warranted.
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- author
- Waechter, Sebastian LU ; Wilson, Wayne J. and Brännström, Jonas K. LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2020-10-01
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- cognition, hearing loss, high-frequency hearing, normal hearing, Tinnitus, working memory
- in
- International Journal of Audiology
- publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- external identifiers
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- pmid:33000654
- scopus:85091827954
- ISSN
- 1499-2027
- DOI
- 10.1080/14992027.2020.1822550
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 3510cee6-f150-4bfa-bbd6-e105fc7499b6
- date added to LUP
- 2020-10-23 10:48:44
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- 2024-09-19 07:11:38
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