We compared self-reported handicap (Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly, HHIE) scores before and after a 6-week period of hearing aid use in subjects drawn from a pool of 115 elderly persons with hearing impairment. Study patients (PTs) were divided into two categories according to whether scores on a dichotic listening test (Dichotic Sentence Identification Test, DSI) were normal or abn...

We sought to identify predictors of symptomatic recovery in vestibular neuritis. Forty VN patients were prospectively studied in the acute phase (median = 2 days) and 32 in the recovery phase (median = 10 weeks) with vestibulo-ocular reflex, vestibular-perceptual, and visual dependence tests and psychological questionnaires. Clinical outcome was Dizziness Handicap Inventory score at recovery ph...

When screening participants for speech perception experiments, formal audiometric screens are often not an option, especially when studies are conducted over the Internet. We investigated whether a brief standardized self-report questionnaire, the screening version of the Hearing Handicap Inventory for Adults (HHIA-S), could be used to approximate the results of audiometric screening. Our resul...

UNLABELLED One of the most challenging topics in tinnitus clinical studies is the measuring method used. Visual Analogue Scales (VAS) and Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) are frequently used in tinnitus. AIM To verify the relationship between VAS and THI scores in tinnitus patients in a prospective study. MATERIALS AND METHODS 43 patients classified their tinnitus according to VAS and THI,...

INTRODUCTION Tinnitus is a common otologic symptom that can seriously affect a patient's quality of life. The purpose of the present study was to translate and validate the Iowa Tinnitus Handicap Questionnaire (THQ) into the Persian language, and to make it applicable as a tool for determining the effects of tinnitus on a patient's life. MATERIALS AND METHODS The main version of the THQ was t...