Evaluation Methods and Clinical Applications of Tinnitus Questionnaires

GONG Qin; CHEN Huan; ZHU Ren-jun

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1672-4933.2025.04.006

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Evaluation Methods and Clinical Applications of Tinnitus Questionnaires

Tinnitus research | 更新时间：2026-07-11

- Evaluation Methods and Clinical Applications of Tinnitus Questionnaires
- Chinese Scientific Journal of Hearing and Speech Rehabilitation Vol. 23, Issue 4, Pages: 378-388(2025)
- 作者机构：
  
  1.清华大学生物医学工程学院北京 100084
  2.安徽工程大学电气工程学院安徽 241000
  3.无锡清耳话声科技有限公司江苏 214000
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- DOI：10.3969/j.issn.1672-4933.2025.04.006
  CLC： R764.45
- Received：08 May 2025，
  
  Published：15 July 2025
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宫琴,陈欢,朱仁骏.耳鸣量表的评估方法与临床应用[J].中国听力语言康复科学杂志,2025,23(04):378-388.

GONG Qin,CHEN Huan,ZHU Ren-jun.Evaluation Methods and Clinical Applications of Tinnitus Questionnaires[J].Chinese Scientific Journal of Hearing and Speech Rehabilitation,2025,23(04):378-388.
宫琴,陈欢,朱仁骏.耳鸣量表的评估方法与临床应用[J].中国听力语言康复科学杂志,2025,23(04):378-388. DOI： 10.3969/j.issn.1672-4933.2025.04.006.

GONG Qin,CHEN Huan,ZHU Ren-jun.Evaluation Methods and Clinical Applications of Tinnitus Questionnaires[J].Chinese Scientific Journal of Hearing and Speech Rehabilitation,2025,23(04):378-388. DOI： 10.3969/j.issn.1672-4933.2025.04.006.

摘要

耳鸣是一种病因复杂且具有高度异质性的耳科疑难病症。由于其具有高度主观性，评估与量化一直是临床诊疗和科学研究的难点。耳鸣量表作为耳鸣评估的核心工具，为耳鸣临床研究提供了标准化的测量手段。本文综述了临床及研究中常用耳鸣量表的评估方法、维度、效度信度及临床应用特点，分析了不同量表在临床评估、疗效监测和机理机制研究中的多重应用价值，探讨了现有量表的局限性，并对未来发展趋势进行展望。

Abstract

Tinnitus is a complex otological disorder characterized by multifaceted etiological factors and high clinical heterogeneity. Given its inherently subjective nature

the evaluation and quantification of tinnitus remain persistent challenges in both clinical management and scientific research. Tinnitus scales

serving as the key-tools for tinnitus assessment

provide standardized measurement approaches for clinical research. This paper reviews the evaluation methods of tinnitus and their dimensions

validity

reliability and application characteristics in clinical and research contexts; Elucidates the multidimensional applications of different scales in clinical evaluation

therapeutic outcome tracking and pathophysiological mechanism exploration.Further

it critically evaluates the limitations of current tinnitus subjective questionnaires with an outlook to the future development trend.

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