TABLE 2.

The demographic information and tinnitus characteristics of acute and chronic tinnitus patients

	Acute tinnitus patients (n = 24)	Chronic tinnitus patients (n = 23)	p‐value
Age (years)	47.17 ± 15.22	49.09 ± 13.78	.877
Gender (male: female)	M: F = 9:15	M: F = 8:15	.974
THI score	37.83 ± 16.71	40.61 ± 26.52	.675
Hearing thresholds (healthy side)	17.29 ± 7.54	23.60 ± 4.76	.099
Hearing thresholds (tinnitus side)	40.02 ± 10.83	43.13 ± 13.19	.391

Note: Data are represented as mean ± SD.

Abbreviation: THI, tinnitus handicap inventory.