Reliability of the Minimum Masking Level as Outcome Variable in Tinnitus Clinical Research

• Published in: American journal of audiology Vol. 29; no. 3; pp. 429 - 435
• Main Authors: Mancini, Patricia C, Tyler, Richard S, Jun, Hyung Jin, Wang, Tang-Chuan, Ji, Helena, Stocking, Christina, Secor, Carrie, Rojas-Roncancio, Eveling, Witt, Shelley
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association 01.09.2020
• Subjects: Clinical trials; Medical research; Tinnitus

Purpose: The minimum masking level (MML) is the minimum intensity of a stimulus required to just totally mask the tinnitus. Treatments aimed at reducing the tinnitus itself should attempt to measure the magnitude of the tinnitus. The objective of this study was to evaluate the reliability of the MML...