The correlation between the hyperacusis questionnaire and uncomfortable loudness levels is dependent on emotional exhaustion

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 722-729

  Wallén, Martin Benka ^a   Hasson, Dan ^a,b   Theorell, Töres ^a,b   Canlon, Barbara ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Emotional exhaustion; Hyperacusis; Hypersensitivity to sound; Questionnaire; Sound; Stress; Uncomfortable loudness level

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEARING; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; LOUDNESS RECRUITMENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AUDIOMETRY; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; HYPERACUSIS; LOUDNESS PERCEPTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866694029     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14992027.2012.695874     Document Type: Article

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