Table 5

Tinnitus Severity Index scores


INITIAL
FOLLOW-UP
p<

51 patients whose sleep patterns improved
40.47 ± 8.31
31.25 ± 8.35
0.0001*
26 patients whose sleep patterns worsened
38.27 ± 8.43
40.88 ± 9.82
ns
113 patients whose sleep patterns stayed the same on initial and follow-up questionnaires
35.93 ± 9.52
33.09 ± 9.85
0.005*

*statistically significant improvement

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