Table 2.
Participants’ demographics and hearing impairment candidacy (as graded by the pure-tone screening and Hearing Scale Test).
| Variables | Statistics | |
| Participants, n | 85 | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 11 (0.5) | |
| Gender, n | ||
|
|
Male | 38 |
|
|
Female | 47 |
| Pure-tone screening, n | ||
|
|
≤25 dB (normal) | 168 |
|
|
26-40 dB (mild loss) | 2 |
|
|
41-55 dB (moderate loss) | 0 |
|
|
56-70 dB (moderate to severe loss) | 0 |
|
|
71-90 dB (severe loss) | 0 |
|
|
≥91 dB (profound loss) | 0 |
| Ear Scale app with the Hearing Scale Test, n | ||
|
|
≤ 25 dB (Sa1-S5, normal) | 168 |
|
|
>25 dB (S6-S10, hearing loss candidate) | 2 |
aS: stratified hearing scale.