Table 4.
Average responses to individual questions of the THQ for patients whose tinnitus was not eliminated (n = 59).
| Question | Preimplantation | Postimplantation | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | My tinnitus has gotten worse over the years. | 63.4 (39.38) | 37.4 (37.84) | 26.0 |
| 21 | Tinnitus has caused a reduction in my speech understanding ability. | 43.5 (40.68) | 23.5 (26.99) | 20.0 |
| 23 | Tinnitus interferes with my speech understanding when listening to the television. | 39.7 (41.16) | 21.2 (28.11) | 18.5 |
| 4 | I am unable to follow conversation during meetings because of tinnitus. | 43.5 (40.23) | 25.9 (29.93) | 17.6 |
| 6 | Tinnitus interferes with my speech understanding when talking with someone in a noisy room. | 44.4 (43.92) | 28.4 (33.58) | 16.0 |
| 3 | Tinnitus interferes with my ability to tell where sounds are coming from. | 49.7 (40.81) | 33.9 (34.55) | 15.8 |
| 7 | I feel uneasy in social situations because of tinnitus. | 34.7 (39.67) | 20.4 (27.76) | 14.3 |
| 24 | Tinnitus makes me feel anxious. | 29.5 (34.78) | 15.4 (21.68) | 14.1 |
| 22 | Tinnitus makes me feel annoyed. | 41.9 (36.39) | 28.0 (33.18) | 13.9 |
| 20 | Tinnitus affects the quality of my relationships. | 25.9 (35.05) | 13.3 (23.99) | 12.6 |
| 25 | I think I have a healthy outlook on tinnitus. | 31.0 (35.30) | 19.6 (29.84) | 11.4 |
Note. The questions are listed in descending order of largest difference for the items that showed a difference greater than 10. Numbers in parentheses represent standard deviations.