Tinnitus is the top service-connected military disability yet lacks any diagnostic test.
Evidence
The prevalence of tinnitus, the perception of a sound in its absence, in the population is rising, along with a greater number of people presenting with sensorineural hearing loss. For the military, tinnitus is an increasing problem, as it is currently the #1 service-connected disability. Unfortunately, there is no current diagnostic test for tinnitus, and all diagnoses are made on the basis of self-report. — Jennifer Lentz, Psychoacoustics- Perception of Normal…, 1741
Categorization
- DEFINE: Gives the operational definition of tinnitus as perception of sound in its absence while flagging its exclusively self-report diagnosis.
- CANDY: Tinnitus being the #1 military service-connected disability is a striking, quotable fact for conversation.
- corroborated: 3 independent passages support this claim — Jennifer Lentz, Psychoacoustics- Perception of Normal…, 1741
- XREF: connects to: Tinnitus quality carries key diagnostic value despite rarely being measured psychophysically.