Table III.
Correlation level (Spearman's rho) and significance (p) of the intra-individual changes in variables between the BC-HB and the BCI, for conductive-mixed hearing loss (CMHL, n = 13) and single-sided deafness (SSD, n = 9) subjects. PTA: Pure tone average; WRS: word recognition score.
| Predictive Index of pre-operative BC-HB for the BCI outcome | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variable | Spearman's Rho | p value |
| CMHL (n = 13) | ||
| Sound quality (VAS) | 0.68 | 0.011 |
| PTA 250-500-1000 Hertz (dB) | 0.85 | < 0.001 |
| PTA 2-4 KHz (dB) | 0.68 | 0.011 |
| WRS in quiet | 0.69 | 0.010 |
| WRS in noise (%) | 0.73 | 0.005 |
| SSD (n = 9) | ||
| Sound quality (VAS) | 0.90 | 0.001 |
| PTA 250-500-1000 Hertz (dB) | 0.56 | 0.119 |
| PTA 2-4 KHz (dB) | 0.88 | 0.002 |
| WRS in quiet | 0.92 | 0.001 |
| WRS in noise (%) | 0.87 | 0.002 |