Choice of test stimulus matters for pitch matching performance: Comparison between pure tone and narrow band noise

Chronic tinnitus, a symptom of high prevalence, is a persistent hearing sensation in the absence of an external sound source. Recent electrophysiological studies indicate that tinnitus generation is to a high degree the result of maladaptive plasticity in the central auditory pathway. The pitch of the tinnitus sensation can be assessed by performing a pitch matching procedure. In the most frequent "tonal tinnitus" type pure tones are used as...