Table 2.
Characteristics of the three groups of participants. ‘TI’ refers to tinnitus.
| TI | ‘Hearing loss’ controls | ‘Normal hearing’ controls | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 11 | 3 | 5 |
| Female | 11 | 4 | 8 | |
| Age | Mean (SD) | 55.7 (13.1) | 62.1 (7.9) | 40.6 (14.2) |
| Pure-tone average (0.25 - 8 kHz) | Mean Left (SD) | 23.8 (17.7) | 25.8 (5.5) | 6.2 (4.9) |
| Mean Right (SD) | 21.9 (17.3) | 22.2 (6.0) | 4.8 (4.4) | |
| TI duration (years) | Mean (SD) | 9.5 (10.6) | NA | NA |
| TI handicap inventory (THI) | Mean (SD) | 39.4 (21.2) | NA | NA |
| TI quality | Tonal | 16 | NA | NA |
| Hissing | 2 | NA | NA | |
| Ringing | 4 | NA | NA | |
| TI laterality | Left | 5 | NA | NA |
| Right | 6 | NA | NA | |
| Bilateral | 11 | NA | NA | |
| Hyperacusis score | Mean (SD) | 13.8 (7.1) | 0 | 0 |