Central Abnormalities in Idiopathic Tinnitus With Mild Hearing Loss: Selective Attention and Preprocessing Dysfunction

Key Points

• The aim is to investigate the effects of idiopathic tinnitus and mild hearing loss on auditory processing and cognitive functions.
• Examined auditory event-related potentials in patients with idiopathic tinnitus and mild hearing loss
• Assessed the impact of hearing loss on abnormalities in auditory processing
• Evaluated selective attention and preprocessing dysfunction using auditory stimuli.
• Identified significant auditory processing abnormalities in patients with idiopathic tinnitus
• Mild hearing loss worsened auditory event-related potential responses
• Selective attention deficits were linked to abnormalities in auditory processing.