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Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria

From: Sequential dual-site High-Definition transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (HD-tDCS) treatment in chronic subjective tinnitus: study protocol of a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial

Inclusion

Exclusion

- Chronic (> 6 months) subjective tinnitus

- Somatic tinnitus

- 24 < TFI score < 90

- Pregnancy

- Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale:

- Active middle ear pathology

 • Depression subscale < 12

- Hearing implants

 • Anxiety subscale < 12

- Known tumors in the head/neck region

- HQ score < 40

- Patient having already had any other tinnitus treatment within the last two months

  1. TFI Tinnitus Functional Index, HADS Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, HQ Hyperacusis Questionnaire