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Leila Faraji1, Akram Pourbakht1, Hamid Haghani2
1Department of Audiology, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract:
Inhibitory function is the basis of many perceptual and non-perceptual abilities in the auditory system. In people with tinnitus, decreased inhibitory function in the central auditory system has been proven. This disorder is caused by an increase in neural activity caused by an imbalance between stimulation and inhibition. The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare inhibitory function in persons who had tinnitus, at and one octave lower than the tinnitus frequency. Studies show that inhibition has very important role in comodulation masking release. According to inhibitory dysfunction in people with tinnitus, in this study we assessed comodulation masking release in tinnitus frequency and one lower octave. Participants were divided into two groups. Group 1 consisted of 7 individuals with unilateral tonal tinnitus at 4 kHz and group 2 included 7 individuals with unilateral tonal tinnitus at 6 kHz. Paired test, in each group separately, showed that the comodulation masking release and Across Frequency comodulation masking release differed significantly between tinnitus frequency and one octave lower in each group (p < 0.05). In fact, the disinhibition in the area around the frequency of the tinnitus seems to be greater than the tinnitus frequency area. It seems that the results of CMRs can be used in planning and managing the treatment of people with tinnitus (such as sound therapy, etc.).
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