Table I.

Summary of children with bilateral and unilateral hearing loss.

Hearing loss	Gender (n)	Hearing level (dB)	Affected side (n)	Severe to profound hearing loss		Mild to moderate hearing loss
				n	Age at diagnosis (months)	n	Age at diagnosis (months)
Total (n = 134)	M = 70, F = 64			101 (75.4%)	34.4 ± 34.7	33 (24.6%)	48.8 ± 38.7
Bilateral (n = 46)	M = 31, F = 15	71.8 (R) 71.7 (L)		28 (20.9%)	16.6 ± 19.9	18 (13.4%)	11.1 ± 39.1
Unilateral (n = 88)	M = 39, F = 49	89.5 (W) 13.6 (B)	R = 43, L = 45	73 (54.5%)	41.2 ± 36.6	15 (11.2%)	40.3 ± 36.8

M, male; F, female; R, right; L, left; B, better hearing ear; W, worse hearing ear.