Editing Tinnitus (section)

===Severity===
Tinnitus is often rated on a scale from "slight" to "severe" according to the effects it has, such as interference with sleep, quiet activities, and normal daily activities.<ref name="pmid11678946">{{cite journal |last1=McCombe |first1=A. |last2=Baguley |first2=D. |last3=Coles |first3=R. |last4=McKenna |first4=L. |last5=McKinney |first5=C. |last6=Windle-Taylor |first6=P. |title=Guidelines for the grading of tinnitus severity: the results of a working group commissioned by the British Association of Otolaryngologists, Head and Neck Surgeons, 1999 |journal=Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences |date=October 2001 |volume=26 |issue=5 |pages=388–393 |doi=10.1046/j.1365-2273.2001.00490.x |pmid=11678946 }}</ref>

Assessment of psychological processes related to tinnitus involves measurement of tinnitus severity and distress, as measured subjectively by validated self-report tinnitus questionnaires.<ref name="Henry JA, Dennis KC, Schechter MA 2005 1204–1235"/> Such questionnaires measure the degree of psychological distress and handicap associated with tinnitus, including effects on hearing, lifestyle, health, and emotional functioning.<ref name="pmid17956816">{{cite book |doi=10.1016/S0079-6123(07)66050-6 |chapter=Consensus for tinnitus patient assessment and treatment outcome measurement: Tinnitus Research Initiative meeting, Regensburg, July 2006 |title=Tinnitus: Pathophysiology and Treatment |series=Progress in Brain Research |year=2007 |last1=Langguth |first1=B. |last2=Goodey |first2=R. |last3=Azevedo |first3=A. |last4=Bjorne |first4=A. |last5=Cacace |first5=A. |last6=Crocetti |first6=A. |last7=Del Bo |first7=L. |last8=De Ridder |first8=D. |last9=Diges |first9=I. |last10=Elbert |first10=T. |last11=Flor |first11=H. |last12=Herraiz |first12=C. |last13=Ganz Sanchez |first13=T. |last14=Eichhammer |first14=P. |last15=Figueiredo |first15=R. |last16=Hajak |first16=G. |last17=Kleinjung |first17=T. |last18=Landgrebe |first18=M. |last19=Londero |first19=A. |last20=Lainez |first20=M.J.A. |last21=Mazzoli |first21=M. |last22=Meikle |first22=M.B. |last23=Melcher |first23=J. |last24=Rauschecker |first24=J.P. |last25=Sand |first25=P.G. |last26=Struve |first26=M. |last27=Van De Heyning |first27=P. |last28=Van Dijk |first28=P. |last29=Vergara |first29=R. |volume=166 |pages=525–536 |pmid=17956816 |pmc=4283806 |isbn=978-0-444-53167-4 }}</ref><ref name="pmid17956815">{{cite book |doi=10.1016/S0079-6123(07)66049-X |chapter=Assessment of tinnitus: Measurement of treatment outcomes |title=Tinnitus: Pathophysiology and Treatment |series=Progress in Brain Research |year=2007 |last1=Meikle |first1=M.B. |last2=Stewart |first2=B.J. |last3=Griest |first3=S.E. |last4=Martin |first4=W.H. |last5=Henry |first5=J.A. |last6=Abrams |first6=H.B. |last7=McArdle |first7=R. |last8=Newman |first8=C.W. |last9=Sandridge |first9=S.A. |volume=166 |pages=511–521 |pmid=17956815 |isbn=978-0-444-53167-4 }}</ref><ref name="pmid22156949">{{cite journal |last1=Meikle |first1=Mary B. |last2=Henry |first2=James A. |last3=Griest |first3=Susan E. |last4=Stewart |first4=Barbara J. |last5=Abrams |first5=Harvey B. |last6=McArdle |first6=Rachel |last7=Myers |first7=Paula J. |last8=Newman |first8=Craig W. |last9=Sandridge |first9=Sharon |last10=Turk |first10=Dennis C. |last11=Folmer |first11=Robert L. |last12=Frederick |first12=Eric J. |last13=House |first13=John W. |last14=Jacobson |first14=Gary P. |last15=Kinney |first15=Sam E. |last16=Martin |first16=William H. |last17=Nagler |first17=Stephen M. |last18=Reich |first18=Gloria E. |last19=Searchfield |first19=Grant |last20=Sweetow |first20=Robert |last21=Vernon |first21=Jack A. |title=The Tinnitus Functional Index: Development of a New Clinical Measure for Chronic, Intrusive Tinnitus |journal=Ear & Hearing |date=March 2012 |volume=33 |issue=2 |pages=153–176 |doi=10.1097/AUD.0b013e31822f67c0 |pmid=22156949 |s2cid=587811 }}</ref> A broader assessment of general functioning, such as levels of anxiety, depression, stress, life stressors, and sleep difficulties, is also important in the assessment of tinnitus due to higher risk of negative well-being across these areas, which may be affected by or exacerbate the tinnitus symptoms.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Henry |first1=J. L. |last2=Wilson |first2=PH |title= The Psychological Management of Chronic Tinnitus: A Cognitive Behavioural Approach |publisher=Allyn and Bacon |year=2000}}</ref> 

Current assessment measures aim to identify levels of distress and interference, coping responses, and perceptions of tinnitus to inform treatment and monitor progress. However, wide variability, inconsistencies, and lack of consensus regarding assessment methodology are evidenced in the literature, limiting comparison of treatment effectiveness.<ref>{{Cite journal |vauthors=Landgrebe M, Azevedo A, Baguley D, Bauer C, Cacace A, Coelho C, etal |title=Methodological aspects of clinical trials in tinnitus: A proposal for international standard |journal=Journal of Psychosomatic Research |volume=73 |pages=112–121 |year=2012 |pmid=22789414 |doi=10.1016/j.jpsychores.2012.05.002 |issue=2 |pmc=3897200}}</ref> Developed to guide diagnosis or classify severity, most tinnitus questionnaires have been shown to be treatment-sensitive outcome measures.<ref name=":0">{{cite journal |last1=Martinez-Devesa |first1=Pablo |last2=Perera |first2=Rafael |last3=Theodoulou |first3=Megan |last4=Waddell |first4=Angus |title=Cognitive behavioural therapy for tinnitus |journal=Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews |date=8 September 2010 |issue=9 |pages=CD005233 |doi=10.1002/14651858.CD005233.pub3 |pmid=20824844 | url =  https://www.hopefortinnitus.com/storage/app/media/forms/cochrane-review-of-cbt.pdf | archive-url = https://archive.today/20241211090451/https://www.hopefortinnitus.com/storage/app/media/forms/cochrane-review-of-cbt.pdf | archive-date = 2024-12-11 | url-status = live}}</ref>{{Request quotation|date=December 2024|reason = Not obvious what statements are used to support this sentence.}}