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Presence and nature of hearing loss.
| Type of hearing loss | HIV-positive group (N1 = 60; 120 ears) |
HIV-negative group (N2 = 32; 64 ears) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Left ear |
Right ear |
Left ear |
Right ear |
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| % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | |
| Conductive hearing loss | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| SNHL | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 4 |
| Mixed hearing loss | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hearing loss (>25 dB HL) only at specific frequencies | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
SNHL, Sensorineural hearing loss.
