Assessing tinnitus severity

The state of the art for assessing tinnitus severeness appears to be the Tinnitus Functional Index

Meikle, Mary B., et al. "The tinnitus functional index: development of a new clinical measure for chronic, intrusive tinnitus." Ear and hearing 33.2 (2012): 153-176.
https://www.ncrar.research.va.gov/Education/Documents/TinnitusDocuments/TFI_EarHearing_2011.pdf (google scholar)


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