Subject area	Medicine
More specific subject area	Neurosciences and Otolaryngology, tinnitus
Type of data	Tables
How data was acquired	Audiometric assessments, clinical examinations, questionnaires including Tinnitus handicap inventory, numerical 0–10 visual analogue scale, Beck depression inventory (BDI-II) and beck anxiety inventory (BAI)
Data format	Raw, processed data, biosignals.
Experimental factors	A double blind randomized placebo controlled clinical trial investigated the therapeutic effects of acute multi-session tDCS on tinnitus symptoms and comorbid depression and anxiety in tinnitus patients with one month follow-up.
Experimental features	Auditory and clinical assessments were performed. Response variables were assessed prior intervention. The two groups of patients underwent real tDCS (n=25) and sham tDCS (n=17) consisting twice daily for 5 consecutive days (10 sessions) over DLPFC. After intervention the data were collected using different questionnaires up to one month follow-up.
Data source location	Imam Khomeini Hospital, Ahvaz, Iran, 31°18'11.5"N 48°44'41.9"E
Data accessibility	All of the data presented in this study are accessible within this article.