Modulating Mechanisms in Patients With Chronic Subjective Tinnitus and/or Chronic Pain

Self-reported signs of central sensitization by means of the Central Sensitization Inventory (questionnaire)

Objective signs of central sensitization by means of Quantitative Sensory Testing (mechanical and heat detection and pain thresholds, endogenous pain facilitation and inhibition)

"* Audiometry Performance of pure tone audiometry according to the modified Hughson-Westlake method~* Tinnitus analysis Measurement of psychoacoustic features of tinnitus, including (1) tinnitus pitch, (2) loudness, (3) masking ability, and (4) residual inhibition.~* Uncomfortable Loudness measures Performance of Uncomfortable Loudness measurements to evaluate the presence of hyperacusis. ."

"Evaluation of cognitive functioning by means of:~* Auditory Stroop test~* Detecting letters task~* Letter-number sequencing task"

Evaluation of listening effort by means of the modified version of the behavioral listening effort test based on a dual-task paradigm by Degeest, Keppler \& Corthals (2018) .

"Evaluation of psychological factors by means of:~* Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21)~* Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)~* Big Five Inventory (BFI)~* Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale"

"Evaluation of lifestyle factors by means of:~Baecke Questionnaire Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index Insomnia Severity Index Stress subscale of the DASS 21"

Evaluation of self-reported pain processing by means of the Pain Catastrophizing Scale

Self-reported quality of life by means of the SF-36 questionnaire

Evaluation of self-reported tinnitus severity and impact on daily life by means of the Tinnitus Functional Index

Evaluation of self-reported characteristics of hyperacusis by means of the Hyperacusis Questionnaire

Evaluation of self-reported tinnitus characteristics by means of the Tinnitus Sample Case History Questionnaire

Evaluation of self-reported neck pain related disability using the Neck Disability Index