Tinnitus Handicap Inventory
Please choose one of the answers to each question.
You need to answer all the questions to get your final score.
How to interpret your score
Light:
only heard in quiet environments; very easily masked. No
impact on sleep and daily activities.
Low:
easily masked by the sound environment and easily forgotten during
daily activities. Can sometimes disturb sleep but not activities.
Medium:
can be perceived even in a moderately noisy environment
loud. Daily activities can always be performed.
Severe:
almost always heard and rarely masked. Causes disturbances in
sleep and may decrease the ability to perform daily activities. Consequences harmful on quiet activities.
Catastrophic:
always heard, disturbed sleep, difficulties with any activity.