Could an underlying hearing loss be a significant factor in the handicap caused by tinnitus?

Noise and Health

Volumn 11, Issue 44, 2009, Pages 156-160

  Ratnayake, S A B ^a   Jayarajan, V ^a   Bartlett, J ^a  

^a ROYAL SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Handicap; Hearing loss; Questionnaire; Tinnitus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; DISABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOISE INDUCED HEARING LOSS; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; TINNITUS; TINNITUS HANDICAP INVENTORY;

AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; COHORT STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TINNITUS;

EID: 67749106134     PISSN: 14631741     EISSN: 19984030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1463-1741.53362     Document Type: Article

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