Table 1.
Sociodemographic and clinical data before COVID-19 and after lockdown.
| Before COVID-19 | After Lockdown | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 40) | (n = 40) | ||||
| n | % | n | % | p-value * | |
| Tinnitus perception | |||||
| Constant | 27 | 67.5% | 32 | 80% | 0.00019 |
| Intermittent | 11 | 27.5% | 8 | 20% | |
| Missing | 2 | 5% | - | - | |
| Tinnitus location | |||||
| Only one ear (right or left) | 14 | 35% | 9 | 22.5% | 0.0041 |
| Both ears and inside the head | 26 | 65% | 31 | 77.5% | |
| Missing | - | - | - | - | |
| Tinnitus loudness varying from day to day Yes | 27 | 67.5% | 29 | 72,5% | 0.0136 |
| No | 13 | 32.5% | 11 | 27.5% | |
| Missing | - | - | - | - | |
| Stress effect | |||||
| Increased tinnitus | 26 | 65% | 31 | 77.5% | 0.0005 |
| No effect | 9 | 22.5% | 9 | 22.5% | |
| Missing | 5 | 12.5% | - | - | |
| Tinnitus pitch | |||||
| Very high and high | 29 | 72.5% | 24 | 60% | 0.0090 |
| Medium and low | 9 | 22.5% | 16 | 40% | |
| Missing | 2 | 5% | - | - | |
| Intolerance to sound | |||||
| Never rarely sometimes | 28 | 70% | 29 | 72.5% | 0.0012 |
| Often always | 9 | 22.5% | 11 | 27.5% | |
| Missing | 3 | 7.5% | - | - | |
| Headache Yes | 19 | 47.5% | 17 | 42.5% | ns |
| No | 19 | 47.5% | 23 | 57.5% | |
| Missing | 2 | 5% | - | - | |
| Vertigo/dizziness Yes | 10 | 25% | 13 | 32.5% | 0.026 |
| No | 27 | 67.5% | 27 | 67.5% | |
| Missing | 3 | 7.5% | - | - | |
* McNemar Test; ns = not significant.