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Tinnitus Localization: All Locations Reported

Data Set 1: Tinnitus Data Registry, 1981 - 1994 Related Data Summaries

Overall Sample Number: 1630

Number of patients responding to this item: 1629

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WHERE DOES YOUR PREDOMINANT TINNITUS SOUND APPEAR TO BE COMING FROM?
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I. NUMBER OF LOCATIONS REPORTED
N %
Patients with only ONE location reported 484 29.7
Patients with MULTIPLE locations reported 1145 70.3
Total 1629 100.0

The total from Table I is used as the denominator for calculating percentages in the following tables.

II. PATIENTS WITH ONLY ONE LOCATION REPORTED
N % of 1629
Left ear 186 11.4
Inside head—left 10 0.6
Outside head—left -- --
Not sure—left 1 0.1
Right ear 140 8.6
Inside head—right 8 0.5
Outside head—right 3 0.2
Not sure—right -- --
Fills head 78 4.8
Inside top of head 5 0.3
Outside top of head -- --
Surrounds head 1 0.1
Back of head 6 0.4
Other answer 46 2.8
Total 484 29.7
III. PATIENTS WITH MULTIPLE LOCATIONS REPORTED
N % of 1629
Both ears or sides (no other locations reported) 905 55.6
Both ears or sides PLUS one or more "head" locations 145 8.9
One ear or side PLUS one or more "head" locations 26 1.6
One ear PLUS one or more locations on same side 18 1.1
Multiple "head" locations 2 0.1
Multiple locations that include "Other" answers 49 3.0
Total 1145 70.3
IV. ALL LOCATIONS REPORTED (OCCURRING ALONE OR IN COMBINATIONS)
N % of 1629
Both ears 1026 63.0
Left ear 212 13.0
Inside head—left 91 5.6
Outside head—left 9 0.6
Not sure—left 2 0.1
Right ear 176 10.8
Inside head—right 80 4.9
Outside head—right 11 0.7
Not sure—right -- --
Fills head 186 11.4
Inside top of head 22 1.4
Outside top of head 3 0.2
Surrounds head 5 0.3
Back of head 49 3.0
Other answer 96 5.9
Total intersecting groups.gif: Certain questionnaire items permit patients to provide multiple responses (e.g. "IN THE LIST BELOW, PLEASE CHECK SOUND(S) THAT MOST CLOSELY RESEMBLE YOUR TINNITUS:"). When such items are tallied, patients with multiple tinnitus sounds will be counted multiple times, thus raising the response total to a value greater than 100% --- ---
Tinnitus Localization: All Locations Reported
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