The Effects of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI) on Auditory Measures in Women

This study examined the relationship between selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) medication and auditory measures in clinically depressed women. Experimental subjects were tested in both a medicated and unmedicated condition. Experimental subjects were compared to a normal control group; additionally intrasubject comparison was made within the experimental group. Test measures included: audiometry, tympanometry, otoacoustic emissions, uncomfortable loudness level, masking level difference, SCAN-A, Synthetic Sentence Identification (SSI), and the low predictability section of the Revised Speech in noise (RSPIN). The unmedicated group scored significantly less favorably than the control group on the following tests; SCAN-A (composite, filtered words, and auditory figure ground), R-SPIN (0MCR condition in both the right and left ears). Additionally, the unmedicated group scored significantly less favorably than the medicated group on the SSI (-20MCR condition right ear only) and of the R-SPIN (0MCR condition right ear only). Other test measures indicated consistent trends but did reach significance.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

2002

Author dc:creator

• Briley, Kelly Anne

Contributors dc:contributor

• Gopal, Kamakshi V.
• Melnick, Kenneth S.
• Henoch, Miriam A.

• Auditory perception.
• Serotonin uptake inhibitors.
• Depression in women.
• women
• auditory processing
• SSRI
• depression
• emissions

Statement dc:rights

• Public
• Copyright
• Briley, Kelly Anne
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

oclc: 54843743
https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc3155/
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