Table 1.
Description of Study Population at Baseline
| Characteristics | Value |
|---|---|
| Demographics | |
| Age, Median (Min–Max) | 52 (42–59) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 10 (71%) |
| Female | 4 (29%) |
| Race | |
| White | 13 (93%) |
| Other (Native-American +White) | 1 (7%) |
| Tinnitus Characteristics at Baseline | |
| Duration, years Median(Min–Max) | 7.0 (0.5–17.9) |
| Loudness, Median(Min–Max) | 7.5 (5.0–9.0) |
| Interference with sleep | |
| Yes, Often | 7 (50%) |
| Yes, Sometimes | 6 (43%) |
| No | 1 (7%) |
| Effort to ignore | |
| Can never ignore | 4 (29%) |
| Considerable effort | 6 (43%) |
| Some effort | 3 (21%) |
| Slight effort | 1 (7%) |
| Discomfort | |
| Great deal of discomfort | 4 (29%) |
| Moderate discomfort | 6 (43%) |
| Mild discomfort | 1 (7%) |
| Very mild discomfort | 2 (14%) |
| No discomfort | 1 (7%) |
| Previous sought medical help | |
| Yes | 10 (71%) |
| No | 4 (29%) |
| Audiometric parameters | |
| Type of Hearing Loss | |
| None | 4 (29%) |
| Sensorineural | 10 (71%) |
| Severity of Hearing Loss | |
| None (−10 dB to 15 dB) | 4 (29%) |
| Slight (16 dB to 25 dB) | 5 (36%) |
| Moderate (41 dB to 55 dB) | 3 (21%) |
| Severe (71 dB to 90dB) | 2 (14%) |
| Configuration of Audiogram | |
| Flat | 3 (21%) |
| Gradually Sloping | 4 (29%) |
| Sharply Sloping | 3 (21%) |
| Precipitously Sloping | 3 (21%) |
| Notch | 1 (8%) |