Tinnitus Archive: Tinnitus Localization: Where is Tinnitus "Worst"

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Data Set 1: Tinnitus Data Registry, 1981 - 1994

Related Data Summaries

Overall Sample Number: 1630

Number of patients responding to this item: 1629

Format of the Questionnaire Item:

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WHERE DOES YOUR PREDOMINANT TINNITUS SOUND APPEAR TO BE COMING FROM?
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IF IN MORE THAN ONE LOCATION, WHERE IS IT WORST: __________________________

TINNITUS LOCALIZATION: WHERE IS TINNITUS "WORST"

N %

Left ear or side 645 39.6

Right ear or side 525 32.2

Both ears or sides 281 17.2

Head (not lateralized) 123 7.6

Head + one or both ears 16 1.0

Variable location 22 1.4

Patient unsure 6 0.4

Other answer* 11 0.7

Total 1629 100.0

* "Other" answers typically included locations outside the head.

	N	%
Left ear or side	645	39.6
Right ear or side	525	32.2
Both ears or sides	281	17.2
Head (not lateralized)	123	7.6
Head + one or both ears	16	1.0
Variable location	22	1.4
Patient unsure	6	0.4
Other answer*	11	0.7
Total	1629	100.0

Tinnitus localization where is tinnitus worst [Histogram]: Tinnitus localization: where is tinnitus "worst" Histogram Picture.

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