TABLE 2.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of sudden deafness with tinnitus patients and healthy controls.
| Patients (n = 24) | Controls (n = 21) | p value | |
| Age (year) | 43.57 ± 15.42 | 44.48 ± 17.05 | 0.868a |
| Gender (male; female) | 10:14 | 12:9 | 0.300b |
| Education levels (years) | 12.54 ± 3.50 | 12.61 ± 4.13 | 0.293a |
| Tinnitus laterality (right/left/bilateral) | 8/10/6 | N/A | N/A |
| PTA of right ear | 36.96 ± 28.98 | 15.57 ± 4.52 | 0.002a |
| PTA of left ear | 38.08 ± 25.99 | 14.52 ± 4.43 | < 0.001a |
| Average PTA | 36.27 ± 13.84 | 15.05 ± 4.20 | < 0.001a |
| Duration (days) | 9.95 ± 7.08 | N/A | N/A |
| THI | 36.25 ± 21.75 | N/A | N/A |
Values are represented as Mean ± SD. aTwo-sample t-tests. bχ2-test. PTA, pure tone audiometry; THI, tinnitus handicap inventory; N/A, non-applicable.