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Age and severity of hearing loss in EVA ears at time of most recent audiogram
| Number of mutant alleles of SLC26A4 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M0 | M1 | M2 | Total (M0 + M1 + M2) | ||
| Number of ears | 125 | 25 | 59 | 209 | |
| Mean (± s.d.) age (y) | 12.6 (± 10.0) | 10.5 (± 8.7) | 17.4 (± 17.2) | 13.8 (± 12.4) | |
| Median age (y) | 8.4 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 8.2 | |
| Mean (± s.d.) pure-tone average* (dBHL) | 62.6 (± 29.7) | 59.2 (± 30.3) | 88.1 (± 23.4) | 69.4 (± 30.4) | |
calculated for responses to 0.5-, 1-, 2- and 4-kHz stimuli
