Table 1 Comparison of the results of determining tinnitus acoustic parameters using the audiometer and the synthesizer

Participant no.

Gender

Age

Type and location of tinnitus (info from interview)

Tinnitus audiometric parameters [frequency|dB SPL]

Evaluation of the resemblance of the generated sound to the participant’s tinnitus in scale of [0…10]

Test duration [min]

Tinnitus parameters obtained with the synthesizer [frequency|dB SPL]

Evaluation of the resemblance of the generated sound to the participant’s tinnitus in scale of [0…10]

Test duration [min]

1

M

51

Squeal, in the head

RE: 6 kHz|65

7

4

RE: 2724 Hz|35.5

9

2

LE: 4 kHz|59.5

LE: 2655 Hz|32.4

2

M

67

High whistle, in LE and RE

RE: 4 kHz|34.5

6

6

RE: 6172 Hz|79

9

2

LE: 4 kHz|34.5

LE: 6251 Hz|76.7

3

M

77

Hum of bees, in the head

RE: 3 kHz|70

3

4

RE: 1929 Hz|56.7

8

2

LE: 3 kHz|75

LE: 1954 Hz|57.3

4

F

79

Low-frequency hum and squeal, in LE

LE: 2 kHz|49

2

5

LE: 82 Hz|88.4

9

4

361 Hz|65.5

1281 Hz|39

5

M

36

Squeal, in RE

RE: 4 kHz|79.5

3

8

RE: 5572 Hz|72

3

6

6

F

61

Murmur, squeal, in RE and LE

RE: 8 kHz|68

6

10

LE: Noise(8.9-10.4)

9

8

LE: 8 kHz|63

kHz ; F_avg = 9682 Hz|44.5

7

F

61

High metallic sound

RE: 8 kHz|33

7

6

RE: 7103 Hz|37.2

9

2

LE: 8 kHz|43

LE: 7103 Hz|44.9

8

F

65

Constant noise in head

RE: undefined

9

6

RE: undefined

10

1

LE: 1 kHz NB|38

LE: Noise(0.35-2.1)

kHz; F_avg = 1229 Hz|31.6

9

M

42

Squeal

RE: 4 kHz|59.5

8

5

RE: 3216 Hz|61.5

8

2

LE: 3 kHz|60

LE: 3216 Hz|61.5

10

F

61

Constant noise in RE

RE: 2 kHz NB|86

8

3

RE: Noise(0.9-2.4)

5

4

kHz; F_avg:1655 Hz|52.2

11

F

37

Squeal or hiss in LE

LE: 3 kHz|35

5

3

LE: 2398 Hz|32.7

5

2

12

F

37

Squeal or hiss in LE

LE: 6 kHz NB|25

7

5

LE: Noise(6.2-6.6)

8

3

kHz; F_avg = 6424 Hz|22.1

13

M

24

High squeal or noise of working TV in head

RE: 6 kHz|20

7

9

RE: 6093 Hz|28

8

4

LE: 6 kHz|30

LE: 6093 Hz|38.7

14

M

24

High squeal or noise of working TV in head

RE: 6 kHz NB|20

1

2

RE: Noise(3.6-6.1)

9

6

kHz; F_avg = 4874 Hz|14.3

LE: 6 kHz NB|35

LE: Noise(3.6-6.1)

kHz; F_avg = 4874 Hz|28.2