Table 1.
Subject baseline characteristics
| Subject Characteristics (N=19) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | Age | median (range) | 54 (23-70) |
| Sex | Male | 15 (79%) | |
| Female | 4(21%) | ||
| Race and Ethnicity | White | 19 (100%) | |
| Non-Hispanic | 19 (100%) | ||
| Tinnitus Characteristics | Tinnitus Duration | Less than 1 year | 1 (5%) |
| Between 1 and 2 years | 2 (11%) | ||
| Between 2 and 3 years | 5 (26%) | ||
| Between 3 and 4 years | 2 (11%) | ||
| More than 5 years | 9 (47%) | ||
| Change in tinnitus loudness before study | Much quieter | 0 (0) | |
| Quieter | 0 (0) | ||
| No different | 6 (32%) | ||
| Louder | 9 (47%) | ||
| Much louder | 4 (21%) | ||
| Average percent time awake annoyed by tinnitus | Average | 28% | |
| Average percent time awake aware of tinnitus | Average | 59% | |
| Tinnitus effect on concentration | Never | 1 (5%) | |
| Rarely | 5 (26%) | ||
| Sometimes | 8 (42%) | ||
| Frequently | 3 (16%) | ||
| All the time | 2 (11%) | ||
| Tinnitus effect on falling asleep | Never | 4 (21%) | |
| Rarely | 5 (26%) | ||
| Sometimes | 8 (42%) | ||
| Frequently | 2 (11%) | ||
| All the time | 0 (0) | ||
| Tinnitus Matching Loudness | Hearing Level in dB (HL) | average | 42.7 |
| Sensation Level in dB (SL) | average | 13.72 | |
| Average Baseline Tinnitus Comorbidities Scores | Beck’s Depression Inventory (BDI) | 5.58 | |
| State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) | 25.57 | ||
| Average Baseline Tinnitus Questionnaire Scores | Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) | 30.16 | |
| Tinnitus Handicap Questionnaire (THQ) | 35.82% | ||
| THQ Factor Scores | Social, Emotional, Behavioral | 29.01% | |
| Hearing | 32.45% | ||
| Outlook | 47.11% | ||