Characteristics of tinnitus patients regarding to CAM usage.

Table 2: Characteristics of tinnitus patients regarding to CAM usage.

		n	%
CAM usage	Using	12	11.8
CAM usage	Not using	90	88.2
Used CAM therapies	Herbal products	10	83.3
Used CAM therapies	Acupuncture	2	16.6
What is effective in choosing a method ?	Media	10	83.3
What is effective in choosing a method ?	Social environment	2	16.6
Use with medical treatment	Yes	8	7.8
Use with medical treatment	No	4	3.9
State of informing the doctor/nurse about the using CAM	Yes	0	0
State of informing the doctor/nurse about the using CAM	No	12	100
Thinking that the used method would harm	Its harmful	2	16.6
Thinking that the used method would harm	İts harmless	10	83.3
Would you recommend the method you use to the patients around you?	Yes	0	0
	No	12	100
Did you benefit from the method you used ?	Yes	0	0
Did you benefit from the method you used ?	No	12	100
CAM usage reason	Medical treatment did not treat	10	83.3
CAM usage reason	Despair	2	16.6