/Objectives : In this three-stage study, we aimed to adapt an Auditory-Visual Stroop test (AV-Stroop test) for tinnitus subjects, evaluate the correlation between performance in the conventional Stroop test (C-Stroop test) and the AV-Stroop test; assess the effect of cognitive screening test performance on the AV-Stroop test's results; and apply the AV-Stroop test in participants with tinnitus and controls....
Preliminary adaptation study only; no actionable change to tinnitus assessment protocols is warranted until larger validation studies confirm clinical utility of this test.
A validated cognitive test tailored to tinnitus populations could provide a standardized, objective tool for measuring attention and cognitive load interference in clinical and research settings.
- 01The Auditory-Visual Stroop Test was adapted in three stages specifically for people with tinnitus.
- 02The study examined correlations between test performance and tinnitus characteristics (e.g., severity, loudness).
- 03Findings may point toward cognitive/attentional deficits as a measurable dimension of tinnitus burden.
- 04Published in Brain Sciences; pilot-level evidence limits immediate generalizability.
- 05Could serve as an objective adjunct to subjective tinnitus questionnaires in future research.
The Auditory-Visual Stroop Test can be adapted for use in subjects with tinnitus.
studypartially supportedPerformance on the Auditory-Visual Stroop Test correlates with tinnitus characteristics.
studypartially supported- PMID
- 42352574
- DOI
- 10.3390/brainsci16060565.
- Journal
- Brain Sciences
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 4
- Population
- Subjects with tinnitus
- Intervention
- Auditory-Visual Stroop Test adapted for tinnitus assessment
Primary outcomes
Test performance on the adapted Auditory-Visual Stroop Test; Correlation between test performance and tinnitus characteristics