BioMed Research International / 2015 / Article / Tab 1 / Research Article
Validation of Screening Questions for Hyperacusis in Chronic Tinnitus Table 1 Association of hyperacusis screening and questionnaire items.
Pain hyperacusis screening question -test (df = 159) Loudness hyperacusis screening question -test (df = 4,156) Factor 1 loadings Quality of daily life Factor 2 loadings Fear-pain hyperacusis Factor 3 loadings Hearing-related problems GÜF items (1) Fear of former not-disturbing sounds ; ;0.411 (0.307) (2) Worries to habituate ; ;0.592 (0.575) (3) Problems to listen in environmental noise t = 5.042 ; p < 0.001F = 11.682 ; p < 0.001 0.759 (0.857) (4) Social tensions with family ; ;0.547 (0.419) (5) Sound avoidance t = 9.706 ; p < 0.001F = 16.703 ; p < 0.001 0.797 (0.479) (6) Fear of noise t = 4.510 ; p < 0.001F = 10.943 ; p < 0.001 0.594 (0.520) (7) Ruined life due to hyperacusis ; ;0.810 (0.853) (8) Hearing problems in environmental noise 2.861; F = 6.028 ; p < 0.001 0.601 (0.653) (9) Social withdrawal of others ; ;0.572 (0.484) (10) Anger about loud sounds t = 3.497 ; p = 0.001F = 5.613 ; p < 0.0010.508 (0.594) (11) Earache due to loud sounds t = 4.475 ; p < 0.001 ; 0.445 (0.398) (12) Daily life problems if problems persist ; ;0.727 (0.628) (13) Withdrawal from loud sounds t = 5.274 ; p < 0.001F = 10.471 ; p < 0.001 0.616 (0.670) (14) Fear that sounds are damaging t = 3.588 ; p < 0.001F = 4.310 ; p = 0.00 0.533 (0.781) (15) Disturbed enjoyment of music ; ;0.435 (0.335) Screening questions Loudness hyperacusis — — 0.591 Pain hyperacusis — — 0.653
Bold font indicates significant effects corrected by Bonferroni (0.003 = 5%/15 contrasts per screening question). Numbers in brackets indicate factor loadings of patients with tinnitus and hyperacusis only.