Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the study subjects in all four groups.
| Pre-treatment questionnaire score | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Age | Duration | M:F | THI | Intensity | Distress | Perception |
| Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | ||||
| tDCS | 53.8 ± 13.8 | 3.4 ± 5.0 | 11:09 | 55.7 ± 21.0 | 6.5 ± 1.9 | 6.8 ± 2.2 | 77.3 ± 24.0 |
| tDCS-shTMS | 54.4 ± 12.9 | 3.4 ± 5.4 | 9:11 | 54.3 ± 19.5 | 6.7 ± 2.0 | 7.1 ± 1.7 | 75.0 ± 27.0 |
| tDCS-TMS | 57.5 ± 8.4 | 7.7 ± 11.1 | 9:11 | 58.6 ± 19.0 | 7.3 ± 2.0 | 7.6 ± 2.0 | 81.0 ± 22.7 |
| TMS | 51.5 ± 13.0 | 4.1 ± 6.8 | 11:09 | 53.0 ± 21.2 | 6.6 ± 2.2 | 6.6 ± 2.4 | 80.5 ± 25.0 |
| P-value | 0.604 | 0.316 | 0.849 | 0.799 | 0.439 | 0.485 | 0.876 |
THI, tinnitus handicap inventory; M, male; F, female; SD, standard deviation; Tx, treatment; tDCS, transcranial direct current stimulation; TMS, transcranial magnetic stimulation; sh, sham.