Journal article
Tinnitus Screener: Results From the First 100 Participants in an Epidemiology Study
American journal of audiology, Vol.25(2), pp.153-160
01 Jun 2016
PMID: 27315442
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Abstract
Purpose: In the Noise Outcomes in Servicemembers Epidemiology Study, Veterans recently separated from the military undergo comprehensive assessments to initiate long-term monitoring of their auditory function. We developed the Tinnitus Screener, a four-item algorithmic instrument that determines whether tinnitus is present and, if so, whether it is constant or intermittent, or whether only temporary tinnitus has been experienced. Predictive validity data are presented for the first 100 Noise Outcomes in Servicemembers Epidemiology Study participants.
Method: The Tinnitus Screener was administered to participants by telephone. In lieu of a gold standard for determining tinnitus presence, the predictive validity of the tinnitus category assigned to participants on the basis of the Screener results was assessed when the participants attended audiologic testing.
Results: Of the 100 participants, 67 screened positive for intermittent or constant tinnitus. Three were categorized as "temporary" tinnitus only, and 30 were categorized as "no tinnitus." Tinnitus categorization was predictively valid with 96 of the 100 participants.
Conclusions: These results provide preliminary evidence that the Screener may be suitable for quickly determining essential parameters of reported tinnitus. We have since revised the instrument to differentiate acute from chronic tinnitus and to identify occasional tinnitus. We are also obtaining measures that will enable assessment of its test-retest reliability.
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- Title
- Tinnitus Screener: Results From the First 100 Participants in an Epidemiology Study
- Creators
- James A. Henry - VA Portland Health Care SystemSusan Griest - VA Portland Health Care SystemDon Austin - VA Portland Health Care SystemWendy Helt - VA Portland Health Care SystemJane Gordon - VA Portland Health Care SystemEmily Thielman - VA Portland Health Care SystemSarah M. Theodoroff - VA Portland Health Care SystemM. Samantha Lewis - Vet Affairs Portland Hlth Care Syst, Portland, OR 97239 USACody Blankenship - VA Portland Health Care SystemTara L. Zaugg - VA Portland Health Care SystemKathleen Carlson - VA Portland Health Care System
- Publication Details
- American journal of audiology, Vol.25(2), pp.153-160
- Publisher
- Amer Speech-Language-Hearing Assoc
- Number of pages
- 8
- Grant note
- C9230C / U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Rehabilitation Research & Development, National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research at the VA Portland Health Care System in Portland, OR; US Department of Veterans Affairs PR121146 / Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program Investigator-Initiated Research Award from the U.S. Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program, Ft. Detrick, MD C9247S / U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Rehabilitation Research and Development Service, Washington, D.C.
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Audiology - Distance
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000384230000006
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84975698173
- Other Identifier
- 991022057797704721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Audiology & Speech-language Pathology
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