The Epworth Sleepiness Scale in the Assessment of Sleep Disturbance in Veterans with Tinnitus

Table 2

Tinnitus characteristics.

Total of 94 patients	Patients	% (mean ± SD, median, min–max)	Unknown
Tinnitus quality
Bilateral	74		13
Unilateral	7
Constant	56		14
Intermittent	24
Tinnitus duration
≤1 year	3		37
2–10 years	20
11–20 years	4
21–30 years	17
31–40 years	5
41–50 years	7
>50 years	1
Tinnitus Handicap Inventory
Total score	94	(57 ± 23.5, 59, 4–96)	0
Functional score	94	(29 ± 11.4, 31, 0–44)	0
Emotional score	94	(17 ± 9.1, 18, 0–32)	0
Catastrophic score	94	(11 ± 4.8, 10, 2–20)	0
Tinnitus and Hearing Survey
Tinnitus score	94	(10 ± 4.0, 10.5, 0–16)	0
Hearing score	94	(11 ± 4.5, 11.5, 0–16)	0
Hyperacusis score	94	(1.9 ± 1.6, 2, 0–4)	0
Tinnitus Problem Checklist: most bothersome situation
Falling asleep at night	44		20
Staying sleep	5
Waking up in the morning	2
Napping during the day	0
Epworth Sleepiness Scale score	91	(10 ± 5.4, 9, 1–22)	3