Table 3.

Short- and long-term changes in tinnitus indicated by TEQ (N = 102).

Item	Time point	Tinnitus characteristic				P
		None	Quiet conditions	Normal conditions	Noisy conditions
Tinnitus loudness	First contact	0	29	42	31	0.098 a
	Last contact	0	40	43	19
	Follow-up	5	60	22	15	0.001 b
		Interval > duration	Interval ≈ duration	Duration > interval	Continuity
Tinnitus continuance	First contact	0	2	4	96	0.072 a
	Last contact	0	7	9	86
	Follow-up	5	9	8	80	0.137 b
		None	Sometimes	Often	Always
Impact on sleep	First contact	37	21	23	21	0.001 a
	Last contact	58	27	8	9
	Follow-up	78	14	6	4	0.026 b
Impact on concentration	First contact	59	30	12	1	0.005 a
	Last contact	82	15	5	0
	Follow-up	96	5	1	0	0.012 b
Impact on emotion	First contact	4	58	33	7	<0.001 a
	Last contact	17	70	14	1
	Follow-up	64	35	2	1	<0.001 b

^aFirst contact versus last contact; ^blast contact versus follow-up.