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

Table 3

Significant differences between tinnitus severity groups. THI: Tinnitus Handicap Inventory, SD: standard deviation, PTSD: posttraumatic stress disorder, R WDS: right ear word discrimination score, and THS: Tinnitus and Hearing Survey.

Factor	THI < 38		THI ≥ 38		value
	Incidence	Mean ± SD	Incidence	Mean ± SD
PTSD	58.80%		91.80%		0.002
Anxiety	41.20%		90.70%		<0.001
Sleep disorder	11.80%		47.30%		0.007
R WDS		96.0 ± 4.2		89.2 ± 16.5	0.002
THS score
Tinnitus		4.5 ± 3.1		11.3 ± 3.0	<0.001
Hearing		6.5 ± 5.2		11.7 ± 3.7	0.001
Hyperacusis		0.9 ± 1.0		2.2 ± 1.6	<0.001