The Characteristic and Short-Term Prognosis of Tinnitus Associated with Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Table 1

The severity of tinnitus in terms of sex and age.

Classifications	Severity of tinnitus (THI)
	No. of cases	Negligible	Mild	Moderate	Severe	Catastrophic
Sex
Male	136	12	50	57	15	2
Female	94	10	46	29	7	2
Age
15–30	53	10	18	17	8	0
31–40	38	5	15	13	3	2
41–50	58	2	27	22	7	0
51–60	47	2	18	24	2	1
61–70	34	3	18	10	2	1

THI, Tinnitus Handicap Inventory. There was no significant difference between males and females () or between age groups ().