Table 1 Patients' descriptions of the quality of their tinnitus
From: Simplified form of tinnitus retraining therapy in adults: a retrospective study
Quality of tinnitus | Number of patients | Percentage (approximate) |
|---|---|---|
Buzzing noise | 8 | 19% |
High pitch noise | 5 | 12% |
Hissing noise | 5 | 12% |
Whistle | 5 | 12% |
Waterfall and grinding wheel | 4 | 10% |
Ringing | 1 | 2% |
White noise | 1 | 2% |
Strong wind | 1 | 2% |
Airplane taking off | 1 | 2% |
Bubbles and clicks | 1 | 2% |
Beep | 1 | 2% |
Humming noise | 1 | 2% |
Not able to describe | 8 | 19% |