Table 4.
Family | Subject | Sex | Agea (years) | Age of HL onsetb | Progressionc | Use of hearing aids | Risk factors for acquired HL | DHI | Other |
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W16-0482 | II:2 | M | 56 | 45 years | Yes | Yes | Antibiotic used; noise exposure | 0 | Tinnitus; positive family anamnesis for rheumatism |
III:2 | F | N/a | 15 years | MD | MD | MD | MD | ||
W22-1907 | II:3 | F | 62 | 12 years | Yes | Yes | Recurrent ear infections | 8 | Tinnitus; symptoms of vertigo |
II:4 | M | 53 | 18 years | Yes | Yes | 0 | |||
III:1 | M | 39 | Childhood | Yes | No | Ear surgery (tubes); recurrent ear infections | 2 | Tinnitus; medical history of congenital choanal atresia on the left side | |
III:2 | F | 38 | Childhood | Yes | No | Antibiotic use; ear surgery (tubes) | 14 | ||
III:3 | M | 36 | Adolescence | Yes | No | MD | MD | ||
W22-2757 | II:2 | M | 59 | 32 years | Yes | Yes | 0 | ||
III:1 | F | 43 | 3–4 years | Yes | MD | MD | MD | ||
III:2 | F | 38 | 20–25 years | Yes | Yes | MD | MD |
DHI, dizziness handicap inventory; F, female; HL, hearing loss; M, male; MD, missing data (applicable to retrospective assessment of medical records in case of uncompleted questionnaires); N/a, not applicable; y, years
aAge at completing questionnaire (not applicable in case of data retrieval from medical records)
bSelf-reported age of onset
cSelf-reported progression
dType of which unknown