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Table 5 Comparison between audiological test results in patients with & without auditory complaints

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

 

Auditory symptoms

Test value 

P-value

Yes

No

No. = 28 ears

No. = 32 ears

PTA threshold at 4 KHZ

19.64 ± 5.26

17.81 ± 3.58

1.593

0.116

PTA threshold at 8 KHZ

21.96 ± 4.97

19.68 ± 3.09

2.095

0.042

TEOAE at 2.8 KHz

13.81 ± 5.85

15.42 ± 5.71

-1.069

0.290

TEOAE at 4 KHz

15.34 ± 3.43

16.96 ± 6.04

-1.289

0.203

Suppression index

0.58 ± 1.35

0.04 ± 1.97

1.211

0.231

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