78 Chapter 4 (Almost) never Sometimes Regularly Often (Almost) always 22. I have a poor sense of taste 23. I feel dizzy 24. When I move my head, I get dizzy. 25. Indicate the severity of your dizziness on the line below. 0 100 Impact (Almost) never Sometimes Regularly Often (Almost) always 26. I get irritated due to my ear problems. 27. I get upset due to my ear problems. 28. I have impaired concentration due to my ear problems. 29. I feel depressed due to my ear problems. 30. My ear problems are very tiring. 31. My ability to take part in social activities (hobbies, sport or leisure-time activities) is limited due to my ear problems. 32. I have had to modify my daily activities and/or work due to my ear problems. 33. My ear problems make life difficult for me. 34. I am concerned about my ear problems. Figure 1: 2020 version of the OQUA, (translated into English, original language Dutch) The OQUA contains 34 items of which 9 are about Impact and 25 about the 8 most prominent ear complaints (Earache, Pressure sensation, Itching, Tinnitus, Hearing loss, Ear discharge, Loss of taste, Dizziness). Each complaint has one question in VAS scale to score the severity of the complaint (0 = no complaint and 100 = worst imaginable complaints) and 18 questions with an ordinal adjectival rating scale answer category. Scoring system is explained in Figure 2.
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