Complete Tinnitus Handicap Inventory

Take the test and write your result. The THI test (Tinnitus Handicap Inventory) is generally accepted in the world to assess the subjective magnitude of suffering in tinnitus.

Answers to questions can be: "yes", "sometimes", "no."

Yes - 4 points.

Sometimes - 2 points.

No - 0 points.

1. Do you find it difficult to concentrate because of tinnitus?
2. Do you find it difficult to understand the conversation because of tinnitus?
3. Does tinnitus make you angry?
4. Does tinnitus confuse you?
5. Do you feel desperate because of tinnitus?
6. Do you often complain about tinnitus?
7. Do you find it difficult to fall asleep in the evening because of tinnitus?
8. Do you feel like you can not hide from tinnitus?
9. Does tinnitus prevent you from enjoying social life (for example, going to a restaurant or cinema)?
10. Do you feel impotence because of tinnitus?
11. Do you think that you are seriously ill because of tinnitus?
12. Is it hard for you to enjoy life because of tinnitus?
13. Does tinnitus prevent you from working or doing household chores? 14. Do you feel that you are often annoyed because of tinnitus?
15. Is it difficult for you to read because of tinnitus?
16. Tinnitus takes you out of balance?
17. Do you feel that tinnitus complicates your relationships with family members and friends?
18. Do you feel that it is difficult for you to divert attention from tinnitus to other things?
19. Do you feel that you can not control tinnitus?
20. Do you often feel tired because of tinnitus?
21. Do you feel despondent because of tinnitus?
22. Do you feel anxious about tinnitus?
23. Do you feel that you can not tolerate tinnitus any more?
24. Is your tinnitus harder because of stress?
25. Do you feel defenseless because of tinnitus?

Result:
Level 1. 0-16 points. Easy.
Level 2. 18-36 points. Moderate.
Level 3. 38-56 points. Average.
Level 4. 58-76 points. Heavy.
Level 5. 78-100 points. Catastrophic.

 

8

 

80... wow.

 

78 - not as bad as I thought , oh wait, this is like golf, low score is good, damn .

 

14

 

I took this test several months ago and scored in the 80s in the catastrophic range. Today, I scored in the 5os.

I’m going to take that as a positive sign. My tinnitus volume has not changed nor has my hearing recovered, but at least my anxiety and depression have improved.

 

54

 

76

 

I am very happy for you! That is great, and a significant improvement. I will retake this to use it as a measure of progress. I wonder if this survey could be pinned at the top of some section so that I does not get lost to time and is always in a prominent enough position that everyone has the opportunity to use this as a self assessment.

Does anyone know if this test is accurate enough to be used as a valid self assessment tool?

 

I think it is fairly accurate in terms of examining emotional distress as long as we are honest with our responses.

For example, I still have anxiety in many of the listed areas. But by taking the test again, I realized most aspects had moved from always to sometimes present.

 

12 I think the key issue with T is anxiety about it getting worse. If I knew that my T is not going to get any worse then what it is today I wouldn't think about it again.

 

88. Beat that fellas

 

This is not a competition , and like I said earlier, scoring is like golf, lowest score wins! So far @Sam Bridge seems to be atop the leaderboard. (and sorry you scored so high)

NOTE: I know and care nothing about sports, any accuracy in my sports-related analogies is pure, dumb, luck.

 

I scored the lowest which means its easier to deal with..

 

32

Was routinely in the 60s-80s a few years ago

 

30, I still feel like crap. I'm really at the point where it's the anxiety that's getting me down.

I find that having habituated and then spiked and habituated again and spiked again leaves me with dread that as I navigate my way to yet another habituation, which I feel is coming, I dread the day it punches me in the face again.

 

Yes I'm fully aware. I really hope you didn't try to correct me thinking that I didn't understand the concept. That would be really sad.

 

Not at all, I was hoping the smilie would indicate I was joking. Apparently I failed to get my point across. I have both read enough of your posts and interacted with you enough to not question your intelligence. I apologize if I accidentally offended you, that was not my intent.

 

44 - First time i took this test and I must say I´m both surprised and happy I did not score higher under the current circumstances.

The test can also be found here; https://www.ata.org/sites/default/files/Tinnitus_Handicap_Inventory.pdf

 

You didn't. Sorry for getting randomly mad at you

 

~80. Yep...just as I feel it...Catastrophic. Luckily there are glimpses of sunshine in between the nightmare...

 

I am glad. And no need to apologize. While we may not always have agreed, I have always appreciated our interactions and respected your opinions and input.

 

I feel like length of time one has had tinnitus should be taken into account.

 

I have profound deafness in one ear, constant T and burning sensation in the deaf ear, and reactive tinnitus to every sound I hear in my good ear. I had to quit my favorite hobby (playing music), retire from working, and reign in my social life. I score in the upper 50's. If I had taken this test during the early months after sudden hearing loss, I would have scored much higher. The functionality type questions have remained the same but I don't have the strong emotional responses anymore.

 

I scored 40. bear in mind when taking the test your mood at the time will probably affect your score so taking the test over several months and then averaging out the results will likely give a better overall picture.

 

Final damn score = 99
I'm thinking:

DAVID GATES "It Don't Matter To...

or possibly:

God Damn You All To Hell

 

What question did you answer "3" to?

 

I was catastrophic in the past at a audiologist and actually was trying to have a bit of dark humor as I didn't take the test. I have a severely loud buzz right now as I awakened. It's as loud as I can take. I apologize for my dark humor as it is real this morning. I feel for everyone here with this awful affliction. I don't know if it is ear, brain, or neck caused, but I have to do something to calm it down.

 

Yes, it does make me angry and irritable. I like to fix things and this is frustrating not being able to. I continue to try though (not much choice other than self-destruction)

 

Scored a 4. But then again I have 28 years under my belt. I mistakenly said 26 yrs in a chat.