Table 1.
Association of hyperacusis screening and questionnaire items.
| Pain hyperacusis screening question t-test (df = 159) |
Loudness hyperacusis screening question F-test (df = 4,156) |
Factor 1 loadings Quality of daily life |
Factor 2 loadings Fear-pain hyperacusis |
Factor 3 loadings Hearing-related problems |
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| (1) Fear of former not-disturbing sounds | t = 2.854; p = 0.005 | F = 3.240; p = 0.014 | 0.411 | (0.307) | |
| (2) Worries to habituate | t = 2.325; p = 0.021 | F = 2.577; p = 0.040 | 0.592 (0.575) | ||
| (3) Problems to listen in environmental noise | t = 5.042; p < 0.001 | F = 11.682; p < 0.001 | 0.759 (0.857) | ||
| (4) Social tensions with family | t = 0.754; p = 0.452 | F = 1.093; p = 0.362 | 0.547 (0.419) | ||
| (5) Sound avoidance | t = 9.706; p < 0.001 | F = 16.703; p < 0.001 | 0.797 (0.479) | ||
| (6) Fear of noise | t = 4.510; p < 0.001 | F = 10.943; p < 0.001 | 0.594 (0.520) | ||
| (7) Ruined life due to hyperacusis | t = 1.257; p = 0.211 | F = 2.261; p = 0.065 | 0.810 (0.853) | ||
| (8) Hearing problems in environmental noise | t = 2.861; p = 0.005 | F = 6.028; p < 0.001 | 0.601 (0.653) | ||
| (9) Social withdrawal of others | t = 1.242; p = 0.216 | F = 0.695; p = 0.597 | 0.572 (0.484) | ||
| (10) Anger about loud sounds | t = 3.497; p = 0.001 | F = 5.613; p < 0.001 | 0.508 | (0.594) | |
| (11) Earache due to loud sounds | t = 4.475; p < 0.001 | F = 2.132; p = 0.079 | 0.445 (0.398) | ||
| (12) Daily life problems if problems persist | t = 2.976; p = 0.040 | F = 2.534; p = 0.042 | 0.727 (0.628) | ||
| (13) Withdrawal from loud sounds | t = 5.274; p < 0.001 | F = 10.471; p < 0.001 | 0.616 (0.670) | ||
| (14) Fear that sounds are damaging | t = 3.588; p < 0.001 | F = 4.310; p = 0.002 | 0.533 (0.781) | ||
| (15) Disturbed enjoyment of music | t = 2.146; p = 0.033 | F = 2.453; p = 0.048 | 0.435 | (0.335) | |
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| Loudness hyperacusis | — | — | 0.591 | ||
| Pain hyperacusis | — | — | 0.653 | ||
Bold font indicates significant effects corrected by Bonferroni (0.003 = 5%/15 contrasts per screening question). Numbers in brackets indicate factor loadings of patients with tinnitus and hyperacusis only.