Table 2. Univariate analyses showing degree of association between reports of somatic modulation of tinnitus and other variables.
| % Somatic Modulation | χ2 | df | P | Cramer’s V | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (under 40/40-49/50-59/60-69/70+) | 26.9 / 15.1 / 18.2 / 13.5 / 9.6 | 9.98 | 4 | 0.04* | 0.128 |
| Gender (male/female) | 17.5 / 12.7 | 2.32 | 1 | 0.13 | 0.062 |
| Handedness (right/left/both) | 16.2 / 14.5 / 11.1 | 2.64 | 2 | 0.88 | 0.021 |
| Tinnitus duration (0-5/6-20/21+ years) | 16.8 / 17.0/ 11.9 | 1.81 | 2 | 0.41 | .055 |
| Etiology (hearing change/ loud sound/ trauma/ stress / other/ don’t know) | 11.1 / 18.2 / 8.7 / 25.6 / 15.0 / 13.7 | 5.93 | 5 | 0.31 | 0.099 |
| Pulsatility (yes different from heartbeat/no) | 35.5 / 14.9 | 9.29 | 1 | .002** | 0.124 |
| Constancy (intermittent/constant) | 14 / 16 | 0.12 | 1 | 0.73 | 0.014 |
| Loudness (yes/no) | 19.5 / 11.8 | 6.55 | 1 | 0.01* | 0.104 |
| Hearing difficulty (yes/no) | 14.5 / 18.9 | 1.95 | 1 | 0.16 | 0.057 |
| Vertigo/dizziness (yes/no) | 15.9 / 162 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.99 | 0.001 |
| TMJ complaints (yes/no) | 8.6 / 14.9 | 6.29 | 1 | 0.01* | 0.102 |
| Global tinnitus severity (slight/ mild/ moderate/ severe to catastrophic) | 9.6 / 17.9 / 15.0 / 18.9 | 4.94 | 3 | 0.18 | 0.091 |
| PTA (no HL/ mild HL/ moderate to severe HL) | 17.3/ 15.0 /6.8 | 4.30 | 2 | 0.12 | 0.085 |
Significant results are highlighted in bold, and effect sizes are given by Cramer’s V. Note
* p < .05
** p < .01