| Data Set 2: Gender Based Differences in Tinnitus | Related Data Summaries |
Overall Sample Number: 873
Number of patients responding to this item: 872
| Format of the Questionnaire Item: | View Item In Context? View Coding In Context? |
WHERE DOES YOUR PREDOMINANT TINNITUS SOUND APPEAR TO BE COMING FROM? ___________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 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 the 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  |
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 |
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