Table 6.
Average preimplantation responses to individual questions of the THQ in patients with partial tinnitus suppression (n = 58) or complete tinnitus suppression (n = 94, except for Emotional and Physical subscales, where n = 93), and responses in patients whose tinnitus occurred after cochlear implantation (n = 11).
| Variable | Partial tinnitus suppression or no suppression |
Complete tinnitus suppression |
Tinnitus occurred postimplantation |
|---|---|---|---|
| THQ total | 41.2 (22.35) | 39.9 (23.51) | 29.5 (18.19) |
| Factor 1—social, emotional, and behavioral effects | 29.0 (25.61) | 31.4 (29.86) | 24.5 (24.86) |
| Social subscale | 29.8 (26.87) | 31.3 (30.72) | 30.3 (25.23) |
| Emotional subscale | 31.7 (28.74) | 36.5 (34.11) | 25.5 (27.20) |
| Physical Behaviors subscale | 25.0 (25.49) | 25.7 (28.55) | 18.5 (26.11) |
| Factor 2—tinnitus and hearing | 38.3 (34.09) | 37.3 (34.65) | 20.5 (22.52) |
Note. Numbers in parentheses represent standard deviations