Table 5.
Biographical data of 18 patients whose tinnitus decreased and 5 patients whose tinnitus worsened following implantation.
| Tinnitus got better (N = 18) |
Tinnitus got worse (N = 5) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Duration of profound hearing loss (years) | ||
| M | 7 | 8 |
| SD | 12 | 13 |
| Age at implantation ( years) | ||
| M | 52 | 46 |
| SD | 13 | 8 |
| PTA left ear (dB HL) | ||
| M | 97 | 92 |
| SD | 14 | 14 |
| PTA right ear (dB HL) | ||
| M | 94 | 100 |
| SD | 16 | 16 |
| Implanted ear (excluding bilaterals) | ||
| M | 97 | 105 |
| SD | 14 | 17 |
| n | 13 | 2 |
| Unimplanted ear (excluding bilaterals) | ||
| M | 92 | 106 |
| SD | 13 | 16 |
| n | 13 | 2 |
Note. PTA included frequencies 500, 1000, and 2000 Hz.