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Comparative Study
. 2016 Dec 1;25(4):359-363.
doi: 10.1044/2016_AJA-15-0034.

Subjective Reports of Trouble Tolerating Sound in Daily Life versus Loudness Discomfort Levels

Tara L Zaugg  1 , Emily J Thielman  1 , Susan Griest  2 , James A Henry  2
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Comparative Study

Subjective Reports of Trouble Tolerating Sound in Daily Life versus Loudness Discomfort Levels

Tara L Zaugg et al. Am J Audiol. .

Abstract

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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