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. 2020 Jan 2;15(4):124–128. doi: 10.1016/j.joto.2019.12.004
Never
(0)
Sometimes
(2)
Always
(4)
1. How often do you prefer covering your ears for certain sounds or to decrease the level of sound?
2. How often do you feel uncomfortable reading or performing tasks in a noisy environment?
3. How often do you face problem in concentrating on any task due to the intolerance to sound?
4. How often do you think that your routine, as well as work related performance, has decreased due to intolerance to sound?
5. How often have you felt that you cannot enjoy music because of intolerance to sound?
6. How often do you find it difficult to listen for a longer duration when surrounded by many sounds?
7. How often do you feel difficulty in listening to music using earphones or headphones?
8. How often do you face tolerance problems while conversing in a noisy situation?
9. How often do you feel that certain sounds bother you more or cause difficulty while conversing?
10. How often do you avoid doing a certain task or going out because you have to be in a noisy place/situation?
11. Have you ever felt isolated among a group of people due to intolerance to sound (e.g. Party/other functions?
12. How often people tell you that you cannot tolerate sounds or your tolerance level for certain types of sound are very less?
13. How often do you prefer staying in-door because you feel that you might have to face loud sounds outside?
14. How often have you felt like changing your workplace because of excessive sound?
15. How often do you feel sad that you cannot tolerate certain sounds like traffic noise?
16. How often do you feel that a noisy place brings more stress and irritation?
17. How often do you get angry when you are surrounded by sounds?
18. How often are you scared of any particular sound?
19. How often have you faced emotional problems due to intolerance to sound?
20. How often do you feel disappointed due to the face that intolerance to sound is affecting your relationship with family and friends?
21. How often do you feel irritated because of sounds?
Total Score

∗Questions 1 to 7 tap ‘Functional handicap’; 8 to 14 tap ‘Social handicap’; and 15 to 21 tap ‘Emotional handicap’ of the client.

Sub-scores for each domain can also be obtained by adding the scores of respective questions falling in each category.

Sub-scores: