Introduction: Tinnitus is a symptom defined as the perception of a sound in the ears or head without the presence of an external sound. Ninety percent of the tinnitus patients have some kind of audiometric abnormality. Some papers about the theme show that tinnitus impact in quality of life seems to be more related to psychiatric disorders, such as depression and anxiety. The impact of tinnitus in the patients' quality of life was measured by the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI).