AUDI9411 Lecture Notes - Lecture 97: Low-Density Lipoprotein, Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America, Ures
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Changes in loudness discomfort level and sensitivity to environmental sound with habituation based therapy. Mckinney cj",* hazell jwp 2 and graham ri} Around 40% of individuals with tinnitus are also reported to have hyperacusis [1,2]. The prevalence ofphonophobia (discomfort to specific environmental sounds) in individuals with tinnitus has not been documented. Tinnitus and hyperacusis are proposed to share a cormnon mechanism of increased central auditory sensitivity [3;4]. Tinnitus retraining therapy (trt), which is a form of habituation based therapy (hbt), includes a specific desensitisation programme for hyperacusis using noise generators (ngs). Ngs are also used as part ofa sound therapy programme in the treatment of tinnitus. To determine whether changes in tinnitus related reaction and perception were related to changes in hyperacusis and phonophobia. 2 "fo determine whether changes in hyperacusis and phonophobia were greater in those indi(cid:173) viduals treated with ngs than those who were not.
