Abstract:Objectives: Analyze the difference in acufenometry between patients with presbycusis and Ménière's disease and correlate the findings with the annoyance caused by tinnitus.Methods: This cross-sectional study included 59 patients with unilateral tinnitus treated at a tertiary hospital. Out of these patients, 38 had presbycusis and 21 had Ménière's disease. Acufenometry was performed to determine the pitch and loudness of tinnitus in the 2 groups. The tinnitus handicap inventory (THI) and visual analogue scale (… Show more
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