| 이명과 난청이 GIN (Gaps-In-Noise)과 이명장애지수에
미치는 영향 |
| 권효은1,2, 김창우1, 이재희2 |
1한림대학교강동성심병원 이비인후과
2한림국제대학원대학교 청각학과 |
| The Effects of Tinnitus and Hearing Loss on Results of
GIN (Gaps-In-Noise) and the Tinnitus–related Subjective
Handicap |
| Hyo Eun Kwon1,2, Chang Woo Kim1, Jae Hee Lee2 |
1Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul
2Department of Audiology, Hallym University of Graduate Studies, Seoul, Korea |
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Received: March 16, 2015; Revised: April 8, 2015 Accepted: April 10, 2015. Published online: April 30, 2015. |
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| ABSTRACT |
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GIN (Gaps-In-Noise) test is a clinically useful material which evaluates abilities of auditory temporal processing.
Although GIN test has been evaluated from various groups and the normative data of GIN has been obtained from
children to older adults, little research has focused on comparison of GIN performances in listeners with tinnitus,
hearing loss, and both. The present study aimed to (1) examine the effect of tinnitus and hearing loss on GIN test
for four listener groups differing in tinnitus and hearing sensitivity, (2) observe any relationship between the results
of GIN test and the subjective responses of K-THI and K-TDI questionnaires. The results showed that both tinnitus
and hearing loss significantly affected GIN threshold (ms) and GIN score (%). The results of K-THI and K-TDI
questionnaires demonstrate that listeners with tinnitus who performed poorer in GIN test reported greater problems in
their life activities. This supports the previous findings that temporal resolution abilities can be influenced by hearing
sensitivity as well as tinnitus. Thus, the GIN test can be useful to identify deficits of auditory temporal resolution
in patients with tinnitus and hearing loss. |
| Key Words:
Gaps-In-Noise (GIN), Auditory temporal resolution, Tinnitus, Hearing loss |
| 중심단어:
시간정보처리능력, 이명, 난청 |
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