Tinnitus Functional Index (TFI)

Instructions on how to use this form:

Please read each question below carefully. To answer a question, select ONE of the numbers that is listed for that question. Tinnitus Functional Index (TFI) was developed by Meikle and Henry et al (2012) and is recommended to be used in the UK by the NICE guideline 2020.

I. Over the past week...

Never
Aware
Always
Aware
Not strong
at all
Extremely
strong or loud
None of
the time
All of
the time

SC. Over the past week...

Very much
in control
Never in
control
Very easy
to cope
Impossible
to cope
Very easy
to ignore
Impossible
to ignore

C. Over the past week how often did your tinnitus interfere with...

Did not
interfere
Completely
interfered
Did not
interfere
Completely
interfered
Did not
interfere
Completely
interfered

SL. Over the past week...

Never had
any difficulty
Always had
difficulty
Never had
any difficulty
Always had
difficulty
None of
the time
All of
the time

Over the past week how much has your tinnitus interfered with...

Did not
interfere
Completely
interfered
Did not
interfere
Completely
interfered
Did not
interfere
Completely
interfered

R. Over the past week how much has your tinnitus interfered with...

Did not
interfere
Completely
interfered
Did not
interfere
Completely
interfered
Did not
interfere
Completely
interfered

Q. Over the past week how much has your tinnitus interfered with...

Did not
interfere
Completely
interfered
Did not
interfere
Completely
interfered
Did not
interfere
Completely
interfered
Never had any
difficulty
Always had
difficulty

E. Over the past week...

Not anxious or
worried at all
Extremely anxious
or worried
Not at all
bothered or upset
Extremely bothered
or upset
Not at all
depressed
Extremely
depressed