Table 1.

(B) Association of variables of audiometry, Goettingen sentence test, and hyperacusis with subjective speech comprehension with the tinnitus questionnaire as covariate.

	General speech comprehension problems (0–5)	Speech comprehension problems in noisy environment (0–5)
Average hearing loss (dB HL) (n = 344)	r = 0.443; p < 0.001	r = 0.467; p < 0.001
Goettingen sentence test (dB SPL) (n = 344)	r = 0.310; p < 0.001	r = 0.330; p < 0.001
Do you have a problem tolerating sounds because they often seem much too loud? That is, do you often find too loud or hurtful sounds which other people around you find quite comfortable? (n = 344)	r = –0.025; p = 0.644	r = 0.167; p = 0.002
Do sounds cause you pain or physical discomfort? (yes: n = 186; no = 125)	yes: 0.97 ± 1.25; no: 0.82 ± 1.17; F = 0.296; df = 1308; p = 0.645	yes: 2.66 ± 1.55; no: 2.07 ± 1.61; F = 1.685; df = 1308; p = 0.195

r, Pearson correlations coefficient; F, analysis of covariance; xx ± xx, mean ± sd.