Speech Perception in Noise in Individuals With Tinnitus: Top-Down and Bottom-Up Processes.
OBJECTIVES To evaluate speech-in-noise and spatial listening performance in patients with tinnitus by examining the potential contributions of top-down and bottom-up processes. DESIGN Thirty-one patients with tinnitus and 31 age-matched controls without tinnitus (participants with normal hearing), aged 18 to 60 years...