Table 3. Comparison of age, sex, pure-tone average (PTA), characteristics of tinnitus in tinnitus subjects with hyperacusis and without hyperacusis

	With hyperacuis group (n=12)	Without hyperacusis group (n=38)	p
Age (yr)	32.58±12.91	34.21±14.66	ns
Sex (M : F)	2 : 10	10 : 28	ns
PTA (dB) of tinnitus ears	9.63±4.33	7.36±3.68	ns
PTA (dB) of non-tinnitus ears	5.31±2.88	7.22±3.73	ns
Duration of tinnitus (month)	17.00±24.72	5.66±12.12	ns
VAS of tinnitus loudness	6.09±1.64	4.74±1.69	0.025*
TAS	47.27±33.19	45.00±33.42	ns
THI score	47.45±18.44	37.94±21.81	ns
Pitch (kHz )	3.90±3.78	3.43±2.87	ns
Loudness (dB SL)	10.00±8.09	5.88±5.11	ns

VAS : visual analogue scale, TAS : tinnitus awareness score (the percentage of time during which the patient is aware of tinnitus in one day), THI : tinnitus Handicap Inventory, ns : not significant (p>0.05).
p<0.05