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A preliminary investigation of potential cognitive performance decrements in non-help-seeking tinnitus sufferers
James G Jackson1, Iain J Coyne, Peter J Clough
1* Department of Psychology, Leeds Trinity University , Leeds , UK.
Objective:
The aim of the study was to investigate the possible impact of tinnitus on the performance of challenging cognitive tasks.
Design:
Participants completed the hospital anxiety and depression scale and completed two cognitive tasks: the Vienna determination task and a variant of the Stroop paradigm. In addition, tinnitus sufferers completed the subjective tinnitus severity scale.
Study Sample:
Thirty-three tinnitus sufferers and 33 controls took part in the study (n = 66).
Results:
Tinnitus sufferers were no more depressed nor anxious than controls, but they performed less well on both cognitive tasks.
Conclusions:
Possible causes and implications of these performance decrements are discussed, with particular attention given to the possibility that subjective distress is an important moderating factor in tinnitus sufferers.
