Long-term reductions in tinnitus severity

Table 3 Mean responses to questionnaires by 190 patients

	INITIAL	FOLLOW-UP	p≤
SELF-RATED LOUDNESS OF TINNITUS	7.06 ± 1.76	6.47 ± 1.93	0.0001^*
DOES YOUR TINNITUS...
MAKE YOU FEEL IRRITABLE OR NERVOUS?	3.37 ± 1.02	2.98 ± 1.01	0.0001^*
MAKE YOU FEEL TIRED OR STRESSED?	3.39 ± 1.10	3.03 ± 0.99	0.0001^*
MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR YOU TO RELAX?	3.42 ± 1.04	3.05 ± 0.99	0.0001^*
MAKE IT UNCOMFORTABLE TO BE IN A QUIET ROOM?	3.40 ± 1.20	3.49 ± 1.04	ns
MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO CONCENTRATE?	3.46 ± 0.99	3.06 ± 0.99	0.0001^*
MAKE IT HARDER TO INTERACT PLEASANTLY WITH OTHERS?	3.15 ± 1.10	2.77 ± 1.11	0.0001^*
INTERFERE WITH REQUIRED ACTIVITIES?	2.95 ± 1.15	2.49 ± 1.13	0.0001^*
INTERFERE WITH SOCIAL ACTIVITIES?	3.17 ± 1.13	2.74 ± 1.15	0.0001^*
INTERFERE WITH YOUR OVERALL ENJOYMENT OF LIFE?	3.32 ± 1.06	2.79 ± 1.14	0.0001^*
INTERFERE WITH SLEEP?	2.11 ± 0.72	1.94 ± 0.74	0.002^*
HOW MUCH EFFORT IS IT TO IGNORE TINNITUS?	2.86 ± .87	2.43 ± 0.93	0.0001^*
HOW MUCH DISCOMFORT
DO YOU USUALLY EXPERIENCE WHEN TINNITUS IS PRESENT?	2.98 ± 1.03	2.52 ± 0.94	0.0001^*
TOTAL TINNITUS SEVERITY INDEX SCORE	37.58 ± 9.00	33.29 ± 9.60	0.0001^*

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