Table 5.
Summary of case history data and results for participants with clinical hearing loss (n=15)
| FACTOR | SUB-CATEGORY | NO. | PERCENTAGE |
| Gender | Female Male |
8 7 |
53 47 |
| Age CD4+ |
Average Age Average CD4+ |
33.9yrs (Range 20–46yrs) 123.5 (Range 2–265 cells/mm3) |
Not applicable |
| Hearing Function | Hearing loss | 15 | 10 |
| Type of Hearing Loss | Conductive Hearing Loss Sensorineural Hearing Loss Mixed Hearing Loss |
4 11 0 |
27 73 0 |
| Type of onset of Hearing Loss |
Sudden Gradual |
0 15 |
0 100 |
| Symmetry of Hearing Loss |
Unilateral Bilateral |
7 8 |
47 53 |
| Possible aetiology of Hearing Loss * |
Meningitis Oto/syphilis Otitis Media Herpes TB Treatment Unknown Noise exposure |
2 4 4 1 2 4 1 |
13% 27% 27% 7% 13% 27% 7% |
| Degree of Hearing Loss (n=15) |
Mild Mild-moderate Moderate Moderate-severe Severe Severe-profound Profound |
1 8 1 1 3 1 0 |
7 53 7 7 20 7 0 |
| Tinnitus | Present Absent |
10 5 |
67 33 |
| Vertigo | Present Absent |
4 11 |
27 73 |
| Tinnitus & Vertigo | Present | 4 | 27 |
*
% Scores do not add up to 100% as some participants presented with more than one possible aetiological factor.