Table 1.
Number | Sex | Age | Tinnitus | ||||
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Localization | Duration | Quality | TQ | Cause, as reported by the patient | |||
1 | Male | 28 | Right ear | 12 y | Noise | 4 | Exposure to loud music |
2 | Male | 26 | Both ears | 16 y | Tone | 6 | Playing drums otitis media (inflammation of the middle ear) |
3 | Male | 28 | Both ears | 10 y | Tone | 14 | |
4 | Female | 32 | Right ear | 8 y | Noise | 14 | Noise trauma, allergies |
5 | Female | 55 | Both ears | 7 y | Tone | 14 | ?a |
6 | Male | 58 | In the head | 38 y | Noise | 15 | Noise trauma |
7 | Female | 24 | Both ears | 4 y 6 m | Tone | 16 | ?a |
8 | Male | 32 | Right ear | 15 y | Tone | 16 | Pressure trauma from diving noise trauma, after “power meditation” |
9 | Male | 62 | In the head | 33 y | Noise | 16 | |
10 | Female | 31 | Both ears | 10 y | Tone | 20 | Stress |
11 | Male | 52 | In the head | 5 y | Tone | 20 | ?a |
12 | Female | 31 | Both ears | 4 y 3 m | Tone | 21 | Stress |
13 | Male | 47 | In the head | 15 y | Tone | 21 | Exposure to loud music |
14 | Female | 29 | Both ears | 2 y 9 m | Tone | 23 | Hearing loss exposure to loud music, stress, otitis media thyroid dysfunction, and low blood pressure |
15 | Female | 25 | Right ear | 1 y 1 m | Tone | 28 | |
16 | Female | 41 | Both ears | 7 y | Noise | 28 | |
17 | Female | 33 | Right ear | 0 y 2 m | Noise | 29 | Ménière's disease |
18 | Male | 61 | In the head | 13 y | Tone | 31 | Stress, noise trauma |
19 | Male | 31 | Both ears | 16 y 4 m | Tone | 39 | Exposure to loud music noise trauma, high blood pressure |
20 | Male | 50 | In the head | 20 y | Tone | 41 | |
21 | Female | 44 | Both ears | 1 y 6 m | Tone | 47 | Stress, SSRIb |
22 | Male | 46 | Left ear | 0 y 10 m | Noise | 53 | SSRIb |
23 | Male | 41 | In the head | 20 y | Noise | 61 | Occurred after road accident |
24 | Female | 47 | Both ears | 1 y 6 m | Tone | 65 | Stress, otitis media, and SSRIb |
Note. TQ: total score of the Tinnitus Questionnaire. Tinnitus duration is provided in years (y) and months (m). aPatient did not know what caused the tinnitus. bSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitor.