TABLE 2.

Tinnitus severity and hearing level before and after acupuncture.

	Pre-acupuncture	Post-acupuncture	T/Z-value	P-value
Left ear (dB/SPL, n = 11)	30.45 + 3.96	29.89 + 3.30	–0.429	0.677
Right ear (dB/SPL, n = 11)	38.21 + 7.63	39.25 + 6.78	0.599	0.562
THI (n = 14)	52.00 + 7.14	46.71 + 7.25	–1.352	0.199
TDI (n = 14)	3.07 + 0.51	2.43 + 0.36	–2.251	0.024*
VAS (n = 14)	5.64 + 0.59	4.50 + 0.50	–3.040	0.009*
KHQ (n = 14)	48.43 + 6.17	43.36 + 5.95	–1.533	0.149

dB, deci Bel; KHQ, Khalfa hyperacusis questionnaire; SPL, sound pressure level; TDI, tinnitus disturbance inventory; THI, tinnitus handicap inventory; VAS, visual analog scales. *P < 0.05.