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Pulsatile tinnitus questionnaire

A whoosh in the ear is hard to describe and impossible to compare from one visit to the next. This page turns it into numbers. It asks the questions I ask in clinic, then scores two published tools: the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) and the Cerebral Venous Disorders Severity Scale (CVDSS). It takes about ten minutes. At the end you get a one-page summary to print or save and bring with you.

Your privacy. Nothing you type is sent anywhere. The scoring runs in your browser and the page has no connection to any server once it has loaded. Close the tab and it is gone, so print or save the summary before you do.
Part 1 of 3

About the noise

The pattern of the sound points towards the cause. None of these answers is right or wrong.

What does it keep time with?
What does it sound like?
Does anything change it? Tick all that apply
Do you also have any of these? Tick all that apply
Part 2 of 3

Tinnitus Handicap Inventory

Twenty-five questions about how the noise affects your life. Answer Yes (4 points), Sometimes (2) or No (0). Newman and colleagues, 1996.

Part 3 of 3

Cerebral Venous Disorders Severity Scale

Seven questions covering the wider symptoms that travel with disorders of the veins draining the brain. Fargen, Amans and Hui, 2025. Rate each over the last month.

Your summary

Bring this to your appointment. Print it, save it as a PDF, or copy the text into an email or note.

What the scores are for. They give a baseline. If you go on to have treatment, repeating the same questionnaire afterwards shows whether it worked, in your own numbers rather than anyone's impression. A low score does not mean there is no cause, and a high score does not mean the cause is dangerous.

References. Newman CW, Jacobson GP, Spitzer JB. Development of the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1996;122:143–148. McCombe A, Baguley D, Coles R, et al. Guidelines for the grading of tinnitus severity. Clin Otolaryngol Allied Sci 2001;26:388–393. Fargen KM, Amans MR, Hui FK. The Cerebral Venous Disorders Severity Scale. J NeuroIntervent Surg 2025;17:115–116.

Disclaimer. This questionnaire is for use ahead of a consultation. It does not diagnose anything and does not replace a clinical assessment. If the noise comes with a sudden severe headache, new weakness, speech or vision loss, or follows a head or neck injury, call 999 or go to A&E. For other urgent concerns call NHS 111. About pulsatile tinnitus · Contact