• Peng Liu, Gui-li Xu, Ming Li, Zu-wei Cao, En-qin Guo, Ling-ling An, Nai-ping Wang, and Jian-ning Zhang.
• Department of Otorhinolaryngology, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China. drlp@163.com
• Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi. 2012 Sep 1; 47 (9): 716-9.

ObjectiveTo investigate the value of the Tinnitus Evaluation Questionnaire (TEQ) in clinical application.MethodsCronbach's α coefficient was used to examine the reliability of the TEQ internal consistency. Examined the re-measured reliability by the correlation coefficient by two doctors' 1 - 3 hours interval questionnaires' scores. And inspected criteria validity according to the correlation coefficient of the TEQ and Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI).ResultsIn the 202 tinnitus patients, the TEQ Cronbach's α coefficient was 0.76 and re-measured reliability was 0.938. The THI correlation coefficient was 0.769. Among which, 99 patients feel tinnitus alleviated obviously after the treatment, the TEQ scores were significantly lower than that before the treatment (t = 21.42, P < 0.001).ConclusionsThe TEQ reflects the severity of tinnitus completely, and has preferable reliability and validity. The characteristics are concise, practical and exact. It is worthy of clinical application.

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