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Composite pure tone audiograms for each group. Red circles joined by lines denote the median auditory threshold in the right ear; blue crosses joined by lines the median auditory threshold in the left ear. Shaded areas represent the inter-quartile range of auditory acuity in the right (red) and left (blue) ears.
