Table 2.
Averaged hearing level (dB) | Hearing improvement | |||||||
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Patient | Age | Gender | Days from onset | Before registration | 12 weeks | 24 weeks | 12 weeks | 24 weeks |
1 | 54 | M | 19 | 88 | 77 | 75 | SR | SR |
2 | 36 | F | 31 | 62 | 55 | 60 | NR | NR |
3 | 46 | M | 21 | 107 | 81 | 86 | SR | SR |
4 | 29 | F | 24 | 107 | 95 | 95 | SR | SR |
5 | 38 | M | 19 | 65 | 64 | 62 | NR | NR |
6 | 72 | M | 29 | 98 | 97 | 97 | NR | NR |
7 | 49 | M | 17 | 111 | 105 | 105 | NR | NR |
8 | 49 | F | 26 | 47 | 42 | 42 | NR | NR |
9 | 55 | M | 21 | 104 | 78 | 75 | SR | SR |
10 | 55 | F | 29 | 52 | 57 | 57 | NR | NR |
11 | 60 | F | 27 | 37 | 33 | 32 | NR | NR |
12 | 35 | F | 21 | 76 | 68 | 66 | NR | SR |
13 | 59 | M | 23 | 90 | 79 | 78 | SR | SR |
14 | 58 | M | 32 | 60 | 81 | 77 | NR | NR |
15 | 60 | F | 26 | 63 | 40 | 39 | SR | SR |
16 | 36 | M | 19 | 56 | 51 | 46 | NR | SR |
17 | 33 | F | 18 | 88 | 88 | 87 | NR | NR |
18 | 61 | F | 25 | 92 | 72 | 74 | SR | SR |
19 | 42 | F | 15 | 111 | 89 | 92 | SR | SR |
20 | 23 | F | 18 | 79 | 22 | 18 | MR | MR |
21 | 45 | F | 26 | 95 | 82 | 77 | SR | SR |
22 | 45 | M | 28 | 87 | 84 | 85 | NR | NR |
23 | 60 | F | 23 | 108 | 84 | 86 | SR | SR |
24 | 26 | M | 20 | 109 | 92 | 86 | SR | SR |
25 | 55 | M | 21 | 37 | 34 | 35 | NR | NR |
Average hearing level was the mean hearing level according to pure-tone audiometry at the five frequencies tested (0.25, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0 and 4.0 kHz). Hearing improvement was determined by the criteria shown in Table 1.
MR = marked recovery; NR = no recovery; SR = slight recovery.