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Effect of Cognitive Rehabilitation by Auditory Stroop Training on Quality of Life of Individuals with Tinnitus

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Background: Studies have shown that tinnitus patients have difficulties in cognitive function such as memory and attention. The Stroop task engages the attention network where one aspect of the stimulus is noticed while the other one is ignored. Thus, Stroop training can improve the patient’s cognitive control and ability to ignore the tinnitus signal. Method: Thirty chronic tinnitus (> 6 months) patients were included in this study. They were distributed into two 15-member groups: intervention and control. Common audiometric, psychometric, and psychoacoustic evaluations of tinnitus were performed for two groups before intervention and after auditory Stroop training of group 1. Results: There was significant difference in the quality of life and THI scores, VAS of annoyance, and reaction time of Stroop task before and after intervention in group1. The decreased reaction time was positively correlated with improved quality of life, THI score, and VAS of annoyance. Conclusion: Cognitive rehabilitation using tasks such as auditory Stroop can be effective in controlling tinnitus by improving cognitive control.

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We are very grateful to individuals participated in this study. This research was supported by Iran University of Medical Sciences.

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  1. Department of Audiology, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran

    Maryam Emadi

  2. Department of Occupational therapy, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran

    Amir Rahmani Rasa

  3. Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Abdollah Moossavi

  4. Department of Audiology, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Mehdi Akbari

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Emadi, M., Rasa, A.R., Moossavi, A. et al. Effect of Cognitive Rehabilitation by Auditory Stroop Training on Quality of Life of Individuals with Tinnitus. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 75, 3487–3492 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-023-04011-w

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