Table 3.
The response variables for prior and post treatment for the real tDCS.
|
THI |
Loudness |
Distress |
BDI |
BAI |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Post | Post-1m | Pre | Post-i | Post-1h | Post-1w | Post-1m | Pre | Post-i | Post-1h | Post-1w | Post-1m | Pre | Post | Pre | Post |
| 67 | 40 | 44 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 11 | 23 | 12 |
| 65 | 38 | 41 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 10 | 26 | 10 |
| 63 | 65 | 60 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 12 | 25 | 15 |
| 73 | 62 | 65 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 18 | 24 | 16 | |
| 85 | 40 | 43 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 14 | 22 | 9 |
| 75 | 45 | 46 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 13 | 23 | 18 |
| 82 | 50 | 60 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 12 | 28 | 15 |
| 57 | 35 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 11 | 23 | 16 |
| 66 | 40 | 43 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 11 | 21 | 9 |
| 54 | 25 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 13 | 19 | 11 |
| 81 | 47 | 64 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 12 | 24 | 13 |
| 89 | 60 | 58 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 12 | 26 | 16 |
| 74 | 42 | 47 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 12 | 26 | 12 |
| 63 | 55 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 20 | 25 | 21 | |
| 65 | 33 | 37 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 19 | 26 | 21 |
| 85 | 50 | 55 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 12 | 29 | 11 |
| 63 | 58 | 60 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 14 | 28 | 16 |
| 78 | 75 | 70 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 11 | 20 | 9 |
| 66 | 31 | 36 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 12 | 29 | 14 |
| 64 | 42 | 44 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 11 | 24 | 10 |
| 74 | 48 | 55 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 14 | 32 | 18 |
| 61 | 37 | 40 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 11 | 24 | 11 |
| 58 | 55 | 54 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 27 | 30 | 20 |
| 72 | 68 | 70 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 21 | 15 |
| 67 | 40 | 45 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 10 | 26 | 13 |
Note: For the treatment assessments, only those patients who reported significant outcome in the last assessment were followed up. Pre: pre-intervention, post: post-intervention, post-i: immediately after intervention, post-1h: at one hour post intervention; post-1w: at one week post intervention; post-1m: at one month post intervention. Tinnitus loudness and distress ranged 0–10 where 0 indicates the lowest level and 10 indicates the highest tolerable level.