Comparisons between loudness categories of normal-hearing tinnitus and control ears at 1 and 4 kHz
| 1 kHz | 4 kHz | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level (dB) | t value | p | Level (dB) | t value | p | |
| Inaudible | ||||||
| Tinnitus | 13 | <1 | NS | 6 | <1 | NS |
| Controls | 13 | 2 | ||||
| Very soft | ||||||
| Tinnitus | 30 | <1 | NS | 23 | <1 | NS |
| Controls | 31 | 25 | ||||
| Soft | ||||||
| Tinnitus | 52 | 2.08 | 0.039 | 49 | 1.51 | 0.134 |
| Controls | 55 | 52 | ||||
| OK | ||||||
| Tinnitus | 71 | 2.57 | 0.011 | 68 | 2.44 | 0.017 |
| Controls | 75 | 73 | ||||
| Loud | ||||||
| Tinnitus | 86 | 2.35 | 0.020 | 80 | 3.24 | 0.002 |
| Controls | 90 | 89 | ||||
| Very loud | ||||||
| Tinnitus | 94 | 1.58 | 0.117 | 86 | 2.82 | 0.007 |
| Controls | 97 | 94 | ||||
| Too loud | ||||||
| Tinnitus | 98 | 2.53 | 0.015 | 92 | 2.97 | 0.006 |
| Controls | 104 | 100 | ||||