Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of study participants
| Tinnitus | Control | P-value | |
| Age (yr) | 44-72 (51.8 ± 10.6) | 44-71(51.7 ± 9.3) | 0.8611 |
| Gender (M/F) | 6/5 | 6/5 | 1.0002 |
| Education (yr) | 3-12 (7.1 ± 2.6) | 4-14 (8.6 ± 2.9) | 0.3412 |
| Tinnitus duration (yr) | 5.91 ± 6.46 | NA | NA |
| Average threshold (dB HL) | 37.16 ± 24.39 | NA | NA |
| Tinnitus severity | |||
| THI score | 36-80 (57.8 ± 20.6) | NA | NA |
| VAS score | 0-4 (1.4 ± 1.9) | NA | NA |
| Tinnitus laterality | |||
| Left | 3 | NA | NA |
| Right | 4 | NA | NA |
| Both | 3 | NA | NA |
| Center of head | 1 | NA | NA |
1Two-sample t-tests; 2Fisher’s exact test. NA: Not applicable; THI: Tinnitus handicap inventory; VAS: Visual analogue score.