ArticleAudiology research2022
Comparison of Tinnitus Handicap Inventory and Tinnitus Functional Index as Treatment Outcomes.
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- Tinnitus in Normal-Hearing Individuals: Is Outer Hair Cell Dysfunction the Mechanism?Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Speech, Spatial, and Qualities of Hearing Scale and Tinnitus Functional Index Improvements After Cochlear Implant Surgery for Single-Sided Deafness.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2025Article
- Comparison of Enriched Acoustic Environment and White Noise as Sound Stimuli for Tinnitus Treatment: A 4-Month Feasibility Study.Brain sciences · 2025Article
- Exploring the interaction between emotional states and tinnitus severity before and after a sound therapy intervention.Journal of otology · 2025Article
- Comparative analysis of efficacy, safety, and cost-effectiveness of betahistine alone, caroverine alone, and caroverine plus ginkgo biloba in moderate tinnitus.Indian journal of pharmacology · 2024Observational
- Establishing a Comprehensive Tinnitus Care Pathway-Part 2: Implementation.Seminars in hearing · 2024Review
- Enriched Acoustic Environment as a customized treatment for tinnitus: A non-controlled longitudinal study.Journal of otology · 2024Article
- Artificial intelligence approaches for tinnitus diagnosis: leveraging high-frequency audiometry data for enhanced clinical predictions.Frontiers in artificial intelligence · 2024Article
- Effect of Auricular Point Acupressure Therapy on Noise-Induced Tinnitus: A Retrospective Analysis.Noise & healthArticle
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Abstract
backgroundTinnitus is an audiological disorder for which there are no objective measuring tools. Thus, many self-report questionnaires have been proposed to assess its severity. These questionnaires have been judged for their capacity to assess the tinnitus severity at baseline, their sensitivity to treatment-related changes (responsiveness), and their resolution.
methodsThe most widely used questionnaires for clinical and research studies are the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) and the Tinnitus Functional Index (TFI). While both questionnaires have been recognized as good evaluators of the baseline tinnitus severity, the latter is considered to be more responsive to changes following treatments.
objectivesThe aim of this work is to provide a preliminary comparison of the performance of both questionnaires in the initial and final tinnitus severity assessment of a cohort of patients undergoing a four-month Enriched Acoustic Environment (EAE) therapy.
resultsThe EAE therapy provided a 30 and 26 point reduction in THI and TFI, respectively. A good correlation is obtained between the THI and TFI questionnaires at baseline and after the treatment.
conclusionAt baseline, the THI provided a higher score than the TFI for a higher degree of tinnitus but a lower score for lower tinnitus severity. Both THI and TFI were good questionnaires for baseline assessment and for treatment-related changes. The THI provided a slightly higher score drop than the TFI following the treatment, although the TFI had better resolution.
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