Table 2.

Summary of the statistical differences of the VAS-Loudness scores between the test sessions.

D0	D0 HA-on	D + 30 HA-on	D + 30 HA-off
m = 6.6 ± 1.4 (4.2–9.1)	−3.1 ± 1.7 rank p = 0.001sign p = 0.000	−4.4 ± 2.2 rank p = 0.000sign p = 0.000	−2.5 ± 2.0 rank p = 0.001sign p = 0.002	D0
	m = 3.5 ± 1.2 (1.8–5.6)	−1.3 ± 1.8 rank p = 0.024sign p = 0.013	+0.6 ± 2.7 rank p = 0.346sign p = 0.424	D0 HA-on
		m = 2.2 ± 1.7 (0.0–5.0)	+1.9 ± 2.5 rank p = 0.011sign p = 0.003	D + 30 HA-on
			m = 4.1 ± 2.4 (0.2–7.6)	D + 30 HA-off

White boxes indicate average (m) ± standard deviation and range (−) of each step during follow-up. Gray boxes indicate average evolution of the scores between each step ± standard deviation and rank p value/sign p value (Wilcoxon test). D0 = free ear (before HA activation); D0 HA-on = on D0 and 30 min after HA are switched on; D + 30 HA-on = on D + 30 when HA are switched on; D + 30 HA-off = on D + 30 and 5 min after HA are switched off.