Patient Characteristics

Characteristics	Numbers, score, percent
Sex, male/female	57/42
Age, y	57 (SD 13.8)
TFI total baseline	52.3 (SD 18.1)
Handedness	Right: 71, left: 19, both: 9
Family history of tinnitus complaints?	Yes: 35
How did you perceive the beginning?	Gradual: 64, sudden: 35
Was the initial onset of your tinnitus related to:	Loud blast: 21, whiplash: 1, hearing change: 23, stress: 12, head trauma: 3, other: 39
Does your tinnitus seem to PULSATE?	Yes: 10
Where do you perceive your tinnitus?	Right: 14; left: 9; both, worse right: 25; both, worse left, 11; inside head: 31; elsewhere: 9
How does your tinnitus manifest over time?	Intermittent: 11, constant: 88
Does the LOUDNESS of the tinnitus vary from day to day?	Yes: 62
Describe the LOUDNESS of the tinnitus using the slider scale from 1 (very faint) to 100 (very loud)	69.4 (SD 15.2)
Does your tinnitus sound more like a tone or more like noise?	Tone: 40, noise: 31, crickets: 23, other: 5
Please describe the PITCH of your tinnitus.	Very high: 19, high: 63, medium: 12, low: 4
What percent of your total awake time, OVER THE LAST MONTH, have you been aware of your tinnitus?	69.3% (SD 24.7)
What percent of your total awake time, OVER THE LAST MONTH, have you been annoyed, distressed, or irritated by your tinnitus?	49.4% (SD 26.4)
How many different treatments have you undergone because of your tinnitus?	None: 63, several: 20, many: 13
Is your tinnitus reduced by music or by certain types of environmental sounds such as the noise of a waterfall or the noise of running water when you are standing in the shower?	Yes: 62, no: 29
Does the presence of loud noise make your tinnitus worse?	Yes: 34, don’t know: 24
Does any head and neck movement (e.g., moving the jaw forward or clenching the teeth) or having your arms/hands or head touched affect your tinnitus?	Yes: 28
Does taking a nap during the day affect your tinnitus?	Worsens: 7, better: 7, no effect: 85
Is there any relationship between sleep at night and your tinnitus during the day?	Yes: 15, don't know: 51
Does stress influence your tinnitus?	Yes: 63, no: 36
Does medication have an effect on your tinnitus?	Yes: 8
Do you have a problem hearing?	Yes: 82
Do you have a problem tolerating sounds because they often seem much too loud? That is, do you often find sounds too loud or hurtful that other people around you find quite comfortable?	Never: 10, rarely: 24, sometimes: 38, usually: 20, always: 7
Do sounds cause you pain or physical discomfort?	Yes: 31
Do you suffer from headaches?	Yes: 32
Do you suffer from vertigo or dizziness?	Yes: 28
Do you suffer from any temporomandibular disorders?	Yes: 6
Do you suffer from neck pain?	Yes: 39
Do you suffer from other pain syndromes?	Yes: 19
Are you currently under treatment for psychiatric problems?	Yes: 7