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Tinnitus Localization: All Locations Reported

Data Set 2: Gender Based Differences in Tinnitus Related Data Summaries

Overall Sample Number: 873

Number of patients responding to this item: 872

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WHERE DOES YOUR PREDOMINANT TINNITUS SOUND APPEAR TO BE COMING FROM?
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I. NUMBER OF LOCATIONS REPORTED
Males Females All
N % N % N %
Patients with only ONE location reported 157 24.9 86 35.5 243 27.9
Patients with MULTIPLE locations reported 473 75.1 156 64.5 629 72.1
Column Total 630 100.0 242 100.0 872 100.0

The column totals from Table I are used as the denominators for calculating percentages in the following tables.

II. PATIENTS WITH ONLY ONE LOCATION REPORTED
Males Females All
N % of 630 N % of 242 N % of 872
Left ear 65 10.3 30 12.4 95 10.9
Inside head—left 2 0.3 2 0.8 4 0.5
Outside head—left -- -- -- -- -- --
Not sure—left -- -- 1 0.4 1 0.1
Right ear 47 7.5 30 12.4 77 8.8
Inside head—right 1 0.2 2 0.8 3 0.3
Outside head—right 2 0.3 -- -- 2 0.2
Not sure—right -- -- -- -- -- --
Fills head 21 3.3 13 5.4 34 3.9
Inside top of head 3 0.5 -- -- 3 0.3
Outside top of head -- -- -- -- -- --
Surrounds head 1 0.2 -- -- 1 0.1
Back of head 2 0.3 1 0.4 3 0.3
Other answer 13 2.1 7 2.9 20 2.3
Column Total 157 24.9 86 35.5 243 27.9
III. PATIENTS WITH MULTIPLE LOCATIONS REPORTED
Males Females All
N % of 630 N % of 242 N % of 872
Both ears or sides (no other locations reported) 397 63.0 110 45.5 507 58.1
Both ears or sides PLUS one or more "head" locations 46 7.3 26 10.7 72 8.3
One ear or side PLUS one or more "head" locations 5 0.8 4 1.7 9 1.0
One ear PLUS one or more locations on same side 6 1.0 6 2.5 12 1.4
Multiple "head" locations 1 0.2 -- -- 1 0.1
Multiple locations that include "Other" answers 18 2.9 10 4.1 28 3.2
Column 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% 473 75.1 156 64.5 629 72.1
IV. ALL LOCATIONS REPORTED (OCCURRING ALONE OR IN COMBINATIONS)
Males Females All
N % of 630 N % of 242 N % of 872
Both ears 429 68.1 131 54.1 560 64.2
Left ear 71 11.3 38 15.7 109 12.5
Inside head—left 39 6.2 20 8.3 59 6.8
Outside head—left 7 1.1 -- -- 7 0.8
Not sure—left -- -- 2 0.8 2 0.2
Right ear 57 9.0 36 14.9 93 10.7
Inside head—right 38 6.0 16 6.6 54 6.2
Outside head—right 9 1.4 -- -- 9 1.0
Not sure—right -- -- -- -- -- --
Fills head 59 9.4 30 12.4 89 10.2
Inside top of head 4 0.6 7 2.9 11 1.3
Outside top of head -- -- -- -- -- --
Surrounds head 3 0.5 1 0.4 4 0.5
Back of head 19 3.0 9 3.7 28 3.2
Other answer 31 4.9 17 7.0 48 5.5
Column 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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