Table 1.
Information on tinnitus participants
| Subject | Sex | Age | T distress | Etiology | T duration | T side | HL/TEN left | HL/TEN right |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M | 29 | NA | Unknown | 1 | RD | 5 | 4 |
| 2 | F | 38 | 20 | Sudden hearing loss | 14 | RD | 4 | 13 |
| 3 | F | 32 | 5 | Unknown | 2 | R | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | M | 20 | 32 | Unknown | 2 | RD | 10 | 7 |
| 5 | M | 24 | 22 | Noise trauma | 3 | R | 15 | 0 |
| 6 | F | 22 | 8 | Unknown | 6 | B | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | M | 23 | 3 | Noise trauma | 3 | B | 7 | 8 |
| 8 | M | 26 | 21 | Lyme disease | 9 | B | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | F | 25 | 4 | Unknown | 6 | LD | 2 | 8 |
| 10 | F | 63 | 51 | VIII nerve transection after tumor | 17 | B | 50 | deaf |
| 11 | M | 58 | 14 | Occupational noise | 14 | L | <25 | 65 |
| 12 | M | 52 | 21 | Sudden hearing loss | 8 | L | 50 | <25 |
| 13 | M | 57 | 30 | Occupational noise | 12 | RD | 55 | 55 |
| 14 | M | 60 | 13 | Occupational noise | 4 | LD | 53 | 55 |
| 15 | M | 65 | 21 | Unknown | 3 | L | 38 | 70 |
| 16 | M | 60 | 68 | Noise trauma | 10 | B | 68 | 52 |
| 17 | M | 51 | 60 | Sudden hearing loss; stress | 1.5 | L | 44 | 52 |
| 18 | M | 55 | 45 | Mandibular disorder | 15 | B | 35 | 40 |
| 19 | M | 34 | 18 | Sudden hearing loss after dental treatment | 4 | L | 49 | 46 |
| 20 | M | 33 | 19 | Hereditary | 5 | B | NA | NA |
| 21 | M | 52 | 20 | Sudden hearing loss | 1.5 | B | 36 | 36 |
| 22 | M | 53 | 50 | Stress | 1 | B | NA | NA |
| 23 | M | 58 | 22 | Stress | 10.5 | R | 55 | 50 |
| 24 | M | 61 | 35 | Unknown | 7 | B | 70 | 69 |
| 25 | F | 58 | 38 | Stress | 15 | L | NA | NA |
| 26 | M | 63 | 47 | Stress | 1 | LD | NA | NA |
Tinnitus distress (T distress) was assessed using the Tinnitus Questionnaire. Each score can be associated to a distress type (mild: 0–30; moderate: 31–46; severe: 47–59; very severe: 60–84). The column Etiology indicates the tinnitus-eliciting event as described by the subject. For one subject, the distress score was not obtained (indicated by NA). Tinnitus duration (T duration) was measured in years. Laterality of the tinnitus percept (T side) could be either fully unilateral [left (L); right (R)], bilateral but with a dominant side [left dominant (LD); right dominant (RD)], or bilaterally equal (B). Regarding hearing thresholds, subjects 1–9 were tested using the TEN method (here maximum threshold given in decibels above noise level). For all other subjects for which data are available, standard clinical audiograms were assessed (NA indicates missing data). M, Male; F, female; HL, hearing loss.