Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Category of 125 Hz thresholds | LFHL group (n=25) | Normal control (n=50 ears) |
---|---|---|
Normal (≤25 dB) | 3 (12)a) | 50 (100) |
Mild (26–40 dB) | 14 (56) | 0 |
Moderate (41–55 dB) | 6 (24) | 0 |
Moderately severe (56–70 dB) | 2 (8) | 0 |
Severe-to-profound (>70 dB) | 0 | 0 |
Characteristic | LFHL group (n=25) | Normal control (n=25) | p-value |
---|---|---|---|
Age (yr) | 45.1±17.6 | 42.8±14.3 | >0.05 |
Sex (M :F) | 10:15 | 10:15 | >0.05 |
Side (R:L) | 11:15 | 25:25 | >0.05 |
Pure-tone averages (dB) | 24.6±6.8 | 10.3±5.2 | <0.05 |
Mean threshold at low frequencies ≤500 Hz (dB) | 41.7±7.5 | 12.8±6.4 | <0.001 |
Progression to Meniere’s disease | 0 | 0 | >0.05 |
Category of 125 Hz thresholds | LFHL group (n=25) | Normal control (n=50 ears) |
---|---|---|
Normal (≤25 dB) | 3 (12) |
50 (100) |
Mild (26–40 dB) | 14 (56) | 0 |
Moderate (41–55 dB) | 6 (24) | 0 |
Moderately severe (56–70 dB) | 2 (8) | 0 |
Severe-to-profound (>70 dB) | 0 | 0 |
Frequency | Coefficient | p-value |
---|---|---|
250 Hz | r=0.79 | <0.001 |
500 Hz | r=0.66 | <0.001 |
1 k Hz | r=0.42 | <0.05 |
2 k Hz | r=0.26 | >0.05 |
3 k Hz | r=0.23 | >0.05 |
4 k Hz | r=0.25 | >0.05 |
8 k Hz | r=0.19 | >0.05 |
Pure-tone average | r=0.34 | >0.05 |
LFHL, low frequency sensorineural hearing loss.
Values are presented as number (%). LFHL, low frequency sensorineural hearing loss. All 8 cases showed mild LFHL with thresholds ≤35 dB at both 250 and 500 Hz.