Subjective reports of trouble tolerating sound in daily life versus loudness discomfort levels

Tara L. Zaugg; Emily J. Thielman; Susan Griest; James A. Henry

doi:10.1044/2016_AJA-15-0034

Subjective reports of trouble tolerating sound in daily life versus loudness discomfort levels

Tara L. Zaugg, Emily J. Thielman, Susan Griest, James A. Henry

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Purpose: A retrospective analysis of tonal and speech loudness discomfort levels (LDLs) relative to a subjective report of sound tolerance (SRST) was performed to explore the relation between the 2 commonly used clinical measures. Method: Tonal LDLs and SRST were measured for 139 U.S. military veterans who were recruited into a study providing intervention for tinnitus. Spearman’s rank correlation coefficients were computed to assess the relation between the tonal and speech LDLs and the SRST. Results: Only weak correlations were found between tonal LDLs and SRST and between speech LDLs and SRST. Conclusion: If LDLs ratings of SRST measured the same phenomenon, the measures would be strongly negatively correlated. The weak correlations found between the measures suggest that LDLs do not accurately represent a patient’s ability to tolerate sound in daily life.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	359-363
Number of pages	5
Journal	American journal of audiology
Volume	25
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1044/2016_AJA-15-0034
State	Published - Dec 2016

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