Objective To evaluate the clinical characteristics of tinnitus patients, and to provide profiles for the diagnosis and treatment of tinnitus.Methods A total of 854 patients with tinnitus seeking treatment in out-patient department of our hospital between Jan 2018 and Dec 2021 were included. Their clinical characteristics were collected. Multivariate correlation analyses were performed, selecting the provided sex, age, tinnitus laterality, course of disease, tinnitus persistence, hearing loss, tinnitus loudness, tinnitus main tone matching, self-rating anxiety scale and Pittsburgh sleep quality index as independent variables, and the tinnitus handicap inventory (THI) score as dependent variable.Results All the 854 tinnitus patients had a total of 1 290 tinnitus ears. The average age was 46.7±14.65 years old, and the largest proportion was in the age group of 30 to 60 years old (65.2%, 557/854). Tinnitus was persistent in most patients. Bilateral and unilateral tinnitus each accounting for half, and symmetric tinnitus was more common in patients with bilateral tinnitus (97.0%，423/436). The percentages of the patients with different degrees of anxiety and sleep disorders were 54.7% (467/854) and 58.8% (502/854), respectively. Thirty-three percent (426/1 290) of the tinnitus ears accompanied varying degrees of hearing loss. THI score was mainly graded from 2 to 3 (18～56 score, 83.3%, 711/854). Most tinnitus (77.3%, 997/1 290) matched to high frequencies (4～8 kHz). The predominant intensity of tinnitus was low to medium loudness (< 60 dB, 82.3%, 1 062/1 290). Tinnitus persistence (β=-0.690, P=0.011), hearing loss (Spearman =0.140, P<0.001), tinnitus loudness (β=0.135, P=0.002; Spearman=0.140, P<0.001), Pittsburgh sleep quality index score (β=0.049, P=0.001; Spearman=0.214, P<0.001), self-rating anxiety scale (β=0.055, P<0.001; Spearman=0.241, P<0.001) were related to THI score.Conclusion Currently, the tinnitus patients are gradually younger, and most of them are accompanied by symptoms such as anxiety, sleep disturbance, and hearing loss. Most of the tinnitus patients seeking treatment in our hospital have tinnitus of low to moderate severity, high frequency tone, and low to medium loudness. The severity of tinnitus is associated with tinnitus persistence, hearing loss, tinnitus loudness, sleep disturbance and anxiety. Therefore, we should focus on developing personalized tinnitus treatment plans for these tinnitus patients in the future.