Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of the patients suffering from tinnitus.
| Independent variables | Active group | N | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No effect% | Improved% | |||
| Age (yrs) | ||||
| <30 | 5 (29.41) | 12 (70.59) | 17 | 0.012 |
| 31–50 | 30 (48.39) | 32 (51.61) | 62 | |
| 51–70 | 88 (51.16) | 84 (48.84) | 172 | |
| >70 | 28 (73.68) | 10 (26.32) | 38 | |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 56 (45.16) | 68 (54.84) | 124 | 0.043 |
| Female | 95 (57.58) | 70 (42.42) | 165 | |
| Underlying diseases | ||||
| Good condition | 121 (50.21) | 120 (49.79) | 241 | 0.154 |
| Underlying diseases | 30 (62.50) | 18 (37.50) | 48 | |
| Accompanied symptoms | ||||
| No accompanied symptoms | 95 (47.74) | 104 (52.26) | 199 | 0.052 |
| Headache | 18 (69.23) | 8 (30.77) | 26 | |
| Dizziness | 38 (59.38) | 26 (40.62) | 64 | |
| Pitch of tinnitus | ||||
| Tone | 79 (46.75) | 90 (53.25) | 169 | 0.06 |
| Noise | 66 (61.11) | 42 (38.89) | 108 | |
| Uncertainty | 6 (50.00) | 6 (50.00) | 12 | |
| Tinnitus laterality | ||||
| Left ear | 38 (50.00) | 38 (50.00) | 76 | 0.025 |
| Right ear | 28 (56.00) | 22 (44.00) | 50 | |
| Bilateral | 75 (58.14) | 54 (41.86) | 129 | |
| Ringing in the head | 10 (29.41) | 24 (70.59) | 34 | |
| Audiometric parameters | ||||
| Normal hearing | 53 (37.59) | 88 (62.41) | 141 | 0.001 |
| Sensorineural hearing loss | 98 (66.22) | 50 (33.78) | 148 | |
| Tinnitus duration | ||||
| ≤1 yr | 29 (39.73) | 44 (60.27) | 73 | 0.013 |
| 1 yr < x ≤ 2 yrs | 26 (48.15) | 28 (51.85) | 54 | |
| 2 yrs < x ≤ 5 yrs | 62 (64.58) | 34 (35.42) | 96 | |
| >5 yrs | 34 (51.51) | 32 (48.49) | 66 | |
| Sleep | ||||
| Sleep disturbance | 84 (64.62) | 46 (35.38) | 130 | 0.005 |
| Sleep well | 67 (42.14) | 92 (57.86) | 159 | |