title: Subjective Reports of Trouble Tolerating Sound in Daily Life versus Loudness Discomfort Levels.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  A retrospective analysis of tonal and speech loudness discomfort levels (LDLs) relative to a subjective report of sound tolerance (SRST) was performed to explore the relation between the 2 commonly used clinical measures.
  
  
  METHODS
  Tonal LDLs and SRST were measured for 139 U.S. military veterans who were recruited into a study providing intervention for tinnitus. Spearman's rank correlation coefficients were computed to assess the relation between the tonal and speech LDLs and the SRST.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Only weak correlations were found between tonal LDLs and SRST and between speech LDLs and SRST.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  If LDLs ratings of SRST measured the same phenomenon, the measures would be strongly negatively correlated. The weak correlations found between the measures suggest that LDLs do not accurately represent a patient's ability to tolerate sound in daily life.
authors: United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Rehabilitation Research & Development Service, National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research, VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR.
authors: Tara L
authors: TL
authors: Zaugg
authors: United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Rehabilitation Research & Development Service, National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research, VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR.
authors: Emily J
authors: EJ
authors: Thielman
authors: United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Rehabilitation Research & Development Service, National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research, VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, ORDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland.
authors: Susan
authors: S
authors: Griest
authors: United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Rehabilitation Research & Development Service, National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research, VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, ORDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland.
authors: James A
authors: JA
authors: Henry
mesh_terms: D000161:Acoustic Stimulation; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012001:Hyperacusis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008144:Loudness Perception; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D057566:Self Report; D013016:Sound; D013060:Speech; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014481:United States; D014728:Veterans