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Measuring Tinnitus in a New Way: Listening Effort and Affective Processing, presented in partnership with AVAA

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1.  Distressing tinnitus often leads to a subjective feeling of being “on edge.” What broad term best describes the source of this feeling? Autonomic arousal Emotional distress Listening effort Operant conditioning

2.  What division of the nervous system is typically assessed when measuring by listening effort and affective processing? Enteric nervous system Parasympathetic nervous system Limbic system Sympathetic nervous system

3.  What is the name given to the continuum of arousal/engagement? Yerkes-Dobson Baker-Smith Hanson Smith-Wesson

4.  According to the CBMTD, what facilitates and maintains the vicious cycle following tinnitus onset and detection? Selective attention and monitoring Beliefs Negative automatic thoughts Safety behaviors

5.  What level should a tinnitus sound generator be set to? 10 dB louder than poorest audiometric threshold Unknown 10 dB louder than the subjective loudness of the tinnitus At the level of the poorest audiometric threshold