caa a22 4500 60618466X CHVBK 20210128100827.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00405-013-2876-3 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00405-013-2876-3 Changes over time of psychoacoustic outcome measurements are not a substitute for subjective outcome measurements in acute tinnitus [Elektronische Daten] [Sarah Rabau, Tony Cox, Andrea Punte, Brecht Waelkens, Annick Gilles, Kristien Wouters, Sebastien de Varebeke, Paul Van de Heyning] The aim of this study was to assess correlations between the changes over time of various tinnitus measurements. A longitudinal prospective study comparing two test moments was performed: before treatment and after 90days. Tinnitus assessment consisted of psychoacoustic outcome measurements (minimal masking level and loudness matching at 1kHz) and subjective outcome measurements (Tinnitus Impairment Questionnaire, Tinnitus Questionnaire and Numeric Rating Scale of loudness and annoyance). Additionally, the effect size was measured. 35 subjects were included in this study. The subjects had a permanent, non-pulsatile tinnitus acquired <3months previously. Weak or no significant correlations were found between ∆psychoacoustic outcome measurements and ∆subjective outcome measurements. The effect size showed that subjective outcome measurements were the most responsive to measure change in tinnitus complaints. We can conclude that psychoacoustic outcome measurements of tinnitus cannot substitute subjective outcome measurements in patients with acute tinnitus. The authors recommend subjective outcome measurements as primary outcome measurements in a clinical setting. In research, however, it is meaningful to quantify tinnitus in both ways. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2014 Tinnitus nationallicence Psychoacoustic outcome measurements nationallicence Minimal masking level nationallicence Loudness matching nationallicence Subjective outcome measurements nationallicence MML : Minimal masking level nationallicence LM : Loudness matching nationallicence THI-12 : Tinnitus Impairment Questionnaire nationallicence TQ : Tinnitus Questionnaire nationallicence NRS : Numeric Rating Scale nationallicence VAS : Visual Analogue Scale nationallicence PTA : Pure-tone average of 1,2 and 4kHz nationallicence dBSL : Decibel sensation level nationallicence dBHL : Decibel hearing level nationallicence ∆LM : Change over time of loudness matching nationallicence ∆MML : Change over time of minimal masking level nationallicence ∆NRS : Change over time of Numeric Rating Scale nationallicence ∆TQ : Change over time of Tinnitus Questionnaire nationallicence ∆THI-12 : Change over time of Tinnitus Impairment Questionnaire nationallicence Rabau Sarah University Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, University of Antwerp, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650, Edegem, Belgium aut Cox Tony Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Jessa Hospital Campus Virga Jesse, Hasselt, Belgium aut Punte Andrea University Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, University of Antwerp, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650, Edegem, Belgium aut Waelkens Brecht Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Jessa Hospital Campus Virga Jesse, Hasselt, Belgium aut Gilles Annick University Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, University of Antwerp, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650, Edegem, Belgium aut Wouters Kristien Department of Scientific Coordination and Biostatistics, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium aut de Varebeke Sebastien Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Jessa Hospital Campus Virga Jesse, Hasselt, Belgium aut Van de Heyning Paul University Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, University of Antwerp, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650, Edegem, Belgium aut European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Springer Berlin Heidelberg 272/3(2015-03-01), 573-581 0937-4477 272:3<573 2015 272 405 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-013-2876-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-013-2876-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rabau Sarah University Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, University of Antwerp, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650, Edegem, Belgium aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Cox Tony Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Jessa Hospital Campus Virga Jesse, Hasselt, Belgium aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Punte Andrea University Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, University of Antwerp, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650, Edegem, Belgium aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Waelkens Brecht Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Jessa Hospital Campus Virga Jesse, Hasselt, Belgium aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Gilles Annick University Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, University of Antwerp, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650, Edegem, Belgium aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Wouters Kristien Department of Scientific Coordination and Biostatistics, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- de Varebeke Sebastien Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Jessa Hospital Campus Virga Jesse, Hasselt, Belgium aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Van de Heyning Paul University Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, University of Antwerp, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650, Edegem, Belgium aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Springer Berlin Heidelberg 272/3(2015-03-01), 573-581 0937-4477 272:3<573 2015 272 405