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| Title |
Measuring the Moment-to-Moment Variability of Tinnitus: The TrackYourTinnitus Smart Phone App
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, December 2016
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| DOI | 10.3389/fnagi.2016.00294 |
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| Authors |
Winfried Schlee, Rüdiger C. Pryss, Thomas Probst, Johannes Schobel, Alexander Bachmeier, Manfred Reichert, Berthold Langguth |
| Abstract |
Tinnitus, the phantom perception of sound without a corresponding external sound, is a frequent disorder which causes significant morbidity. So far there is no treatment available that reliably reduces the tinnitus perception. The research is hampered by the large heterogeneity of tinnitus and the fact that the tinnitus perception fluctuates over time. It is therefore necessary to develop tools for measuring fluctuations of tinnitus perception over time and for analyzing data on single subject basis. However, this type of longitudinal measurement is difficult to perform using the traditional research methods such as paper-and-pencil questionnaires or clinical interviews. Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) represents a research concept that allows the assessment of subjective measurements under real-life conditions using portable electronic devices and thereby enables the researcher to collect longitudinal data under real-life conditions and high cost efficiency. Here we present a new method for recording the longitudinal development of tinnitus perception using a modern smartphone application available for iOS and Android devices with no costs for the users. The TrackYourTinnitus (TYT) app is available and maintained since April 2014. A number of 857 volunteers with an average age of 44.1 years participated in the data collection between April 2014 and February 2016. The mean tinnitus distress at the initial measurement was rated on average 13.9 points on the Mini-Tinnitus Questionnaire (Mini-TQ; max. 24 points). Importantly, we could demonstrate that the regular use of the TYT app has no significant negative influence on the perception of the tinnitus loudness nor on the tinnitus distress. The TYT app can therefore be proposed as a safe instrument for the longitudinal assessment of tinnitus perception in the everyday life of the patient. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 2 | 25% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 13% |
| Germany | 1 | 13% |
| Unknown | 4 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 7 | 88% |
| Scientists | 1 | 13% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 72 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 71 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Master | 11 | 15% |
| Researcher | 10 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 8% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 5 | 7% |
| Other | 13 | 18% |
| Unknown | 19 | 26% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 13 | 18% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 10 | 14% |
| Computer Science | 8 | 11% |
| Neuroscience | 6 | 8% |
| Social Sciences | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 7 | 10% |
| Unknown | 24 | 33% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 19. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 22 January 2018.
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#502
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#37,254
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#15
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