TABLE III.

Characteristics of tinnitus among the study sample.

Characteristics of tinnitus		Frequency (%)
Duration	1–4 years	26 (46.4%)
	5–9 years	13 (23.2%)
	10 years or more	17 (30.4%)
Laterality	Both ears/head	52 (92.9%)
	Right	3 (5.4%)
	Left	1 (1.8%)
Type of tinnitus perception	Continuous	45 (80.4%)
	Intermittent	11 (29.6%)
Triggering factor(s)	Not sure	44 (78.6%)
	After noise exposure	4 (7.1%)
	After music exposure	4 (7.1%)
	After head injury	3 (5.4%)
	After ear infection	1 (1.8%)
Tinnitus problem	No problem	9 (16.1%)
	A small problem	34 (60.7%)
	A moderate problem	10 (17.9%)
	A big problem	3 (5.4%)
Bothered by tinnitus only after listening to loud music/noise	Yes	5 (8.9%)
	No	51 (91.1%)
Tinnitus in a sound-treated booth—laterality	Both ears/head	51 (91.0%)
	Right	3 (5.3%)
	Left	2 (1.7%)
Tinnitus in sound-treated booth—type of perception	Continuous	54 (96.4%)
	Intermittent	2 (3.6%)
Loudness (Scale: 0–100)	Mean (±SD)	32.4 (20.0)
THI score (Scale: 0–100)	Mean (±SD)	18.1 (13.8)
TFI score (Scale: 0–100)	Mean (±SD)	19.0 (15.0)