Stapedial reflex and recruitment: what is the relationship with tinnitus?

Tinnitus is characterized by an auditory perception of sound, with no stimuli from the external environment. Tinnitus is an increasingly significant complaint, affecting 10-17% of the world population. As a symptom, it should always be considered with pathology in the auditory system. Our study aims...

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Published inNoise & health Vol. 16; no. 73; pp. 422 - 426
Main Authors Fernandes, Fernando Laffitte, Guimarães, Alexandre Caixeta, de Carvalho, Guilherme Machado, Mezzalira, Raquel, Stoler, Guita, Paschoal, Jorge Rizzato
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.11.2014
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects
Acoustic reflex
Adult
Aged
auditory system
Cohort Studies
Ear diseases
Female
hearing
Humans
Hyperacusis - physiopathology
Male
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Middle Aged
recruitment
Recruitment Detection, Audiologic
Recruitment, Neurophysiological - physiology
Reflex, Acoustic - physiology
Tinnitus
Tinnitus - physiopathology
ASW, Brazil
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Summary:Tinnitus is characterized by an auditory perception of sound, with no stimuli from the external environment. Tinnitus is an increasingly significant complaint, affecting 10-17% of the world population. As a symptom, it should always be considered with pathology in the auditory system. Our study aims to assess the relationship of this symptom with the presence of a stapedial reflex and the phenomenon of recruitment. Medical records of patients complaining of subjective tinnitus during their first consultation in the Outpatient Clinic of the Unicamp Teaching Hospital, in Brazil, between 2011 and 2012 were analyzed. We carried out a study with 65 non-randomized tinnitus individuals using questionnaires, clinical and audiological evaluations. The visual analogue scale was used to characterize the degree of disturbance caused by tinnitus. Statistical tests were performed using the IBM SPSS Statistics 19. No association was found between tinnitus and the presence of acoustic reflex or phenomenon of recruitment. We concluded that there is no relationship between tinnitus, the phenomenon of recruitment or the presence of an acoustic reflex.
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ISSN:1463-1741
1998-4030
DOI:10.4103/1463-1741.144427