Salivary cortisol levels, subjective stress, and tinnitus intensity in tinnitus sufferers during noise exposure in the laboratory

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 212, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-44

  Hébert, Sylvie ^a,b   Lupien, Sonia J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHE   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Distress; HPA axis; Noise; Stress; Tinnitus

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOUDNESS RECRUITMENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVA; SECRETION; TINNITUS;

AGED; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPERACUSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TINNITUS;

EID: 57449087533     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2007.11.005     Document Type: Article

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