Table 1.
Clinical properties of the sample.
| TN loudness: 0–100 (SD) | 53.2 (28.9) |
| Missing | 10 (6.8%) |
| Duration: years (SD) | 7.5 (10.3) |
| Family history of tinnitus complaints | 37 (25.3%) |
| Missing | 1 (0.7%) |
| Subjective hearing problem | 84 (57.5%) |
| Missing | 1 (0.7%) |
| Hearing aid | 19 (13.7%) |
| Missing | 1 (0.7%) |
| Hyperacusis | 53 (36.3%) |
| Missing | 1 (0.7%) |
| Tinnitus loudness varies during the day: | |
| Yes | 96 (65.8%) |
| No | 48 (32.9%) |
| Missing | 2 (1.4%) |
| Pulsatile tinnitus | 41 (27.5%) |
| If yes: with heartbeat | 15 (38.5%) |
| If yes: different from heartbeat | 24 (61.5%) |
| Location | |
| Right ear | 30 (20.5%) |
| Left ear | 36 (24.7%) |
| Both ears | 60 (41.0%) |
| Inside the head | 11 (7.5%) |
| Missing | 9 (6.2%) |
| Pitch | |
| Very high frequency | 20 (13.7%) |
| High frequency | 58 (39.7%) |
| Medium frequency | 49 (33.6%) |
| Low frequency | 12 (8.2%) |
| Missing | 7 (4.8%) |
| Number of treatments for tinnitus | |
| None | 78 (53.4%) |
| One | 37 (25.3%) |
| Several | 23 (15.8%) |
| Many | 6 (4.1%) |
| Missing | 2 (1.4%) |