Age (years), median (IQR) | 53.2 (44.7; 62.3) | |
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Tinnitus duration (years), median (IQR) | 5.2 (1.6; 12.2) | |
Sex (N, %) | ||
Male | 844 | (64.0%) |
Female | 474 | (36.0%) |
Country (language) (N,%) | ||
Germany (German) | 1149 | (87.2%) |
Belgium (Dutch) | 38 | (2.9%) |
Brazil (Portuguese) | 98 | (7.4%) |
Argentina (Spanish) | 33 | (2.5%) |
Laterality (N, %*) | ||
Right | 391 | (29.7%) |
Left | 504 | (38.2%) |
Both sides/inner head | 401 | (30.4%) |
Tinnitus severity at baseline on the basis of the THI (N, %*) | ||
Slight | 129 | (9.8%) |
Mild | 344 | (26.1%) |
Moderate | 361 | (27.4%) |
Severe | 307 | (23.3%) |
Catastrophic | 151 | (11.5%) |
Etiology (N, %**) | ||
Noise trauma | 238 | (18.1%) |
Injury of cervical spine | 174 | (13.2%) |
Change of hearing | 327 | (24.8%) |
Stress | 565 | (42.9%) |
Head injury | 155 | (11.8%) |
Other | 573 | (43.4%) |
Type of treatment (N, %) | ||
Pharmacological treatment | 237 | (18.0%) |
Transcranial direct current stimulation | 33 | (2.5%) |
Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation | 24 | (1.8%) |
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation | 260 | (19.7%) |
Other | 37 | (2.8%) |
None (only baseline) | 727 | (55.2%) |