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Skarżyński, Piotr H., Rajchel, Joanna J., Gos, Elżbieta, Dziendziel, Beata, Kutyba, Justyna, Bieńkowska, Katarzyna, Świerniak, Weronika, Gocel, Maria, Raj-Koziak, Danuta, Włodarczyk, Elżbieta A., Skarżyński, Henryk |
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International Journal of Audiology; Jan2020, Vol. 59 Issue 1, p61-67, 7p, 1 Diagram, 3 Charts, 2 Graphs |
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Objective: Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) is one of the world's most commonly used tools to assess tinnitus severity. The aim of the current study was to establish a revised THI grading system using standard Z-scores and percentiles. Design: Cross-sectional observational study. Study sample: Adult patients (1042 participants – 518 (49.7%) female and 524 (50.3%) male) reporting tinnitus duration of a minimum of 6 months with complete documentation on patient's clinical status (age, gender, tinnitus duration and laterality, tinnitus handicap based on THI and hearing status based on pure-tone audiometry) were included in the study. Results: Multivariate analysis of variance was used to analyse the effects of gender and hearing loss on THI scores and revealed there was a significant effect of both. Consequently, separate grading systems for women and men, as well as for subjects with normal hearing and hearing loss, is proposed. Conclusions: Our findings are generally consistent with existing grading. Normative values proposed for THI scores, based on a large group of tinnitus patients, could be useful to guide decisions about appropriate intervention options or to evaluate treatment outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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