Table I.
Clinical properties of the sample.
| TN loudness: 0-100 (SD) | 54.2 (28.4) |
| Missing | 10 (7.1%) |
| Duration: years (SD) | 7.5 (10.4) |
| Family history of tinnitus complaints | 34 (24.1%) |
| Missing | 1 (0.7%) |
| Subjective hearing problem | 82 (58.2%) |
| Missing | 1 (0.7%) |
| Hearing aid | 19 (13.6%) |
| Missing | 1 (0.7%) |
| Hyperacusis | 53 (37.6%) |
| Missing | 1 (0.7%) |
| Tinnitus loudness varies during the day | |
| Yes | 94 (66.7%) |
| No | 45 (31.9%) |
| Missing | 2 (1.4%) |
| Pulsatile tinnitus | 36 (25.7%) |
| If yes: with heartbeat | 15 (10.7%) |
| If yes: different from heartbeat | 21 (14.9%) |
| Location | |
| Right ear | 29 (20.6%) |
| Left ear | 34 (24.1%) |
| Both ears | 60 (42.6%) |
| Inside the head | 11 (7.8%) |
| Missing | 7 (5.0%) |
| Pitch | |
| Very high frequency | 20 (14.2%) |
| High frequency | 56 (39.7%) |
| Medium frequency | 48 (34.0%) |
| Low frequency | 12 (8.5%) |
| Missing | 5 (3.5%) |
| Number of treatments for tinnitus | |
| None | 76 (53.7%) |
| One | 37 (26.2%) |
| Several | 20 (14.2%) |
| Many | 6 (4.3%) |
| Missing | 2 (1.4%) |