Tinnitus quality carries key diagnostic value despite rarely being measured psychophysically.
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- Tinnitus has no objective diagnostic test and is diagnosed by self-report alone (similarity 0.86)
- Tinnitus character signals underlying medical conditions (similarity 0.85)
- Tinnitus is the top service-connected military disability yet lacks any diagnostic test. (similarity 0.84)
- Tinnitus affects 5-10 percent of the population yet its causes remain largely unknown (similarity 0.83)
- Tinnitus involves central nervous system mechanisms and remains poorly understood (similarity 0.83)
- Tinnitus severity is measured through distinct handicap, distress, and coping inventories (similarity 0.83)
- Tinnitus loudness matches do not predict tinnitus annoyance or diagnostic value (similarity 0.82)
- Tinnitus loudness typically sits 5-15 dB above threshold yet does not predict annoyance. (similarity 0.82)
- Tinnitus loudness matches fall 5 to 15 dB above audiometric threshold (similarity 0.82)
- Healthy ears emit detectable sounds that have become standard newborn hearing tests. (similarity 0.81)
- Whether tinnitus causes or results from network changes is unknown (similarity 0.80)
- Hyperacusis and tinnitus persist even despite decades of careful ear protection (similarity 0.80)
- Tinnitus can originate from blood pressure changes in the ear (similarity 0.80)
- Measurable and audible sound qualities can be shown to correlate reliably (similarity 0.80)
- Tinnitus patients were matched to controls with normal hearing up to 8 kHz (similarity 0.79)