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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ear Hear. 2017 Jul-Aug;38(4):e200–e214. doi: 10.1097/AUD.0000000000000411

Table 3.

Subject Sub-group Age (yrs) Gender Right PTA Left PTA Post-injury (mos) Type/Cause of injury Area of head
MIT02 A 24 M 1.7 −3.3 4.1 MVAa/direct impact Left side
MIT05 A 29 F 11.7 16.7 12.3 MVA/Fall from height Forehead, Left side
MIT06 A 35 F 6.7 10.0 9.0 MVA/direct impact Forehead
MIT11 A 28 F 10.0 11.7 12.8 MVA/direct impact Forehead, Left side
MIT12 A 49 F 15.0 16.7 10.0 Fall from height Back
MIT13 A 31 F 13.3 8.3 7.8 MVA/direct impact Left side
MIT14 A 49 F 11.7 13.3 4.1 Sportb/fall No direct blow to head
MIT16 A 36 F 10.0 8.3 18.4 Blow to head/fall Face
MIT19 A 20 F 6.7 5.0 6.6 MVA/accel & decelc No direct blow to head
MIT20 A 60 M 10.0 15.0 4.2 MVA/hit by car Unknown
MIT23 A 41 M 8.3 8.3 6.3 Other Left side, Back
MIT24 A 48 M 11.7 10.0 4.2 Fall ground level Back
MIT29 A 48 F 10.0 5.0 8.7 MVA Forehead, Left side, Back, Face
MIT30 A 46 F 6.7 10.0 8.4 Fall ground level Left side, Back
MIT31 A 53 F 10.0 13.3 4.5 Fall Back
MIT32 A 18 F 8.3 10.0 4.8 Blow to head Right side
MIT34 A 21 F 3.3 5.0 3.6 Sport Right side
MIT36 A 19 F 10.0 15.0 2.9 Sport Top
MIT37 A 49 M 8.3 11.7 3.8 MVA Back
37.0 ± 13.2 14F, 5M 9.1 ± 3.2 10.0 ± 4.9 7.2 ± 4.0
MIT07 B 41 F 16.7 18.3 4.5 MVA/direct impact Right side, Back
MIT09 B 49 M 5.0 5.0 5.6 Assault Left side
MIT21 B 53 F 35.0 31.7 16.5 Blow to head Right side
MIT22 B 56 M 11.7 13.3 4.4 Blow to head Right side, Back
MIT26 B 60 F 16.7 6.7 7.1 Fall from height Left side, Back
MIT27 B 52 F 10.0 10.0 3.7 Assault Right side, Left side
MIT28 B 51 F 10.0 6.7 5.1 Assault Forehead
MIT33 B 35 M 11.7 11.7 3.1 MVA/blow to head Right side
MIT35 B 58 F 13.3 10.0 5.1 Fall ground level Right side
50.6 ± 8.0 6 F, 3 M 14.4 ± 8.5 12.6 ± 8.2 5.7 ± 3.5
MIT01 IE 39 M 15.1 30.0 5.5 MVA/direct impact Left side, Top
MIT04 IE 58 M 21.0 18.3 4.0 MVA/accel & decel No direct blow to head
MIT10 IE 40 F 15.1 3.3 3.1 Fall ground level Back
MIT25 IE 59 F 22.5 21.7 6.5 Blow to head Back
49.0 ± 11.0 2 F, 2M 18.4 ± 3.9 18.3 ± 11.1 4.8 ± 1.5
a

MVA = motor vehicle accident; includes motor vehicle and motorcycle accidents and pedestrians hit by vehicles

b

includes traditional sports, equestrian, recreational activities

c

acceleration/deceleration injuries including whiplash