Subjective Reports of Trouble Tolerating Sound in Daily Life versus Loudness Discomfort Levels
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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.
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There are inconsistencies in the relationship between LDLs and self-report sound tolerance, with LDLs often failing to reliably relate to self-reports of tolerance to sounds in daily life.
“Importantly, there are inconsistencies in the relationship between LDLs and self-report sound tolerance, with LDLs (using pure tones or speech sounds) often failing to reliably relate to self-reports of tolerance sounds in daily life [72].”
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- Authors
- Zaugg, T. L., Thielman, E. J., Griest, S., & Henry, J. A.
- Affiliations
- United States Department of Veterans Affairs (US)
- Venue
- American Journal of Audiology
- Published
- 2016-12
- Volume
- 25
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 359-363
- ISSN
- 1059-0889 (ISSN-L)
- 1558-9137
- OpenAlex
- W2533412235
- Cited by
- 38
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- 12
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 1 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 5 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 2.47
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Journal of Audiology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Sensory Systems › Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Speech and Hearing › Noise Effects and Management
- Keywords
- loudness discomfort level, sound tolerance, tinnitus, military veterans
- MeSH terms
- Acoustic Stimulation, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Female, Humans, Loudness Perception, Male, Middle Aged, Hyperacusis, Retrospective Studies, Sound, Speech, Tinnitus, United States, Veterans, Self Report
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