1987 Volume 30 Issue 6 Pages 759-763
The characteristics of 131 tinnitus patients (perceptive deafness and non-deafness), including psychosomatic examination were examined.
Otber symptomes than tinnitus were neck and shoulder stiffness (61.3%), sleep disturbance (51.2%) and stress (42.4%). In CMI test, 33 (29.7%) of 111 patients showed type III or type IV. 44 (44.4%) of 99 patients were positive to Shellong test. But these two test results were similar to those of normal subjects. In the depression test, 41 (39.0%) of 106 patients tested showed depressive condition. This test differed from those of normal subjects.