Number of patients |
48 |
26 |
28 |
Age (years) |
56 ± 15 |
68 ± 9 |
70 ± 10 |
Gender (men : women) |
15 : 33 |
10 : 16 |
12 : 16 |
PTA4 of aided (worse) ear
(dB HL)
|
57 ± 7
|
62 ± 6
|
83 ± 12
|
PTA4 of unaided (better) ear
(dB HL)
|
19 ± 8
|
40 ± 6
|
44 ± 9
|
Interaural threshold difference of PTA4 (dB HL) |
38 ±
11 |
22 ± 6 |
39 ± 15 |
WRS of aided (worse) ear (%) |
67 ± 27 |
67 ± 20 |
33 ±
15 |
Type of hearing loss (sensorineural : mixed) |
39 : 9 |
17 : 9 |
17 :
11 |
Hearing-aid type
(CIC : ITC : RIC : BTE)
|
37 : 0 : 11 : 0
|
22 : 1 : 3 : 0
|
22 : 0 : 2 : 4
|
Outcome of hearing-aid use
(successful : intermittent : failed users)
|
24 : 10 : 14
|
11 : 8 : 7
|
9 : 7 : 12
|