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Table 4 Comparison between patient groups with single vs recurrent COVID-19 attacks

From: Evaluation of cochlear and auditory brainstem functions in COVID-19 patients; a case control study

 

No of attacks

Test value 

P-value

1 attack

More than one attack

No. = 24 ears

No. = 36 ears

PTA threshold at 4 KHZ

20.00 ± 5.11

17.78 ± 3.86

1.917

0.060

PTA threshold at 8 KHZ

21.46 ± 4.29

20.28 ± 4.13

0.739

0.459

TEOAE 2.8 KHz

17.44 ± 5.69

12.8 ± 5.12

3.268

0.002

TEOAE at 4000 Hz

18.34 ± 4.91

15.41 ± 5.69

1.506

0.138

Suppression index

0.57 ± 1.66

0.1 ± 1.77

1.020

0.312

  1. p>0.05: non-significant, p<0.01: highly significant, PTA Pure tone audiometry, TEOAE Transient evoked otoacoustic emissions