Chronic tinnitus disrupts cognitive performance
Chronic tinnitus and its impact on demanding cognitive tasks. Individuals with chronic, moderate tinnitus do more poorly on demanding working memory and attention tests than those without tinnitus
Tinnitus disrupts cognitive performance
Tinnitus interferes with complex tasks
Yet another study outlines how disruptive an influence tinnitus can be in the working lives of sufferers…
An Australian study says people with chronic tinnitus — ringing in the ears — perform more poorly on tests that call for working memory and attention.
Researchers at the University of Western Sydney tested 38 adults, 19 with moderate to severe tinnitus and 19 in the control group.
They found that tinnitus affected subjects’ performance on demanding cognitive tasks but had less effect on tasks involving more automatic responses.
“We wanted to learn more about the ways in which chronic tinnitus disrupts cognitive performance,” said Susan Rossiter, one of the researchers. “Our goal is to use this knowledge to develop management strategies that will help minimize this disruption.”
The research was published in the U.S. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research.
Tinnitus is often accompanied by depression, insomnia and poor mental and physical health.
Source: United Press International
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