TABLE 4. Children with minimal and mild hearing loss had more caregiver-reported hearing problems.

A background questionnaire sent to all (n=1622) caregivers at enrolment included the following questions and responses (in percentages). Response rates for these questions ranged from n = 1377 – 1456. Chi-squared tests statistically compared number of children with Symmetric and Asymmetric hearing loss (Minimal and Mild)

Question:	Has your child had ear aches and/or ear infections?				Has your child seen your doctor (GP) about problems with ears or hearing?
	Never	Occasional	Often	Chi-Square p	Never	1 to 3	>3	Chi-Square p
Minimal	40%	44	14	Min-N: <0.001	46%	33	20	Min-N: <0.001
Mild	30	53	16	Mild-N: <0.001	36	33	21	Mild-N: <0.001
Symm	38	45	15	Sym-N: <0.001	43	35	22	Sym-N: <0.001
Asymm	35	51	13	Asym-N: <0.001	47	33	20	Asy-N: <0.001
Normal	55	45	4	Sym-Asym: 0.60	62	30	7	Sym-Asy: 0.86
				Min-Mild: 0.21				Min-Mild: 0.64
Question:	Has your child had “glue ear” or chronic otitis media?				Has your child ever visited a hospital because of hearing problems?
	Never	Occasional	Often	p	No	Yes		p
Minimal	81%	8	6	Min-N: <0.001	77%	23		Min-N: <0.001
Mild	66	11	13	Mild-N: <0.001	68	32		Mild-N: <0.001
Symm	74	10	7	Sym-N: <0.001	77	23		Sym-N: <0.001
Asymm	84	5	7	Asym-N: 0.010	68	32		Asy-N: <0.001
NH	91	4	2	Sym-Asym: 0.22	89	11		Sym-Asy: 0.09
				Min-Mild: 0.02				Min-Mild: 0.10
Question:	Has your child had difficulty hearing faint sounds?				Has your child ever seen a Speech/Language Therapist?
	Never	Occasional	Often	p	No	Yes		p
Minimal	67%	15	11	Min-N: <0.001	84%	16		Min-N: 0.03
Mild	40	21	17	Mild-N: <0.001	84	16		Mild-N: 0.14
Symm	62	17	13	Sym-N: <0.001	85	15		Sym-N: 0.10
Asymm	65	15	11	Asym-N: <0.001	82	18		Asym-N: 0.03
NH	80	10	3	Sym-Asym: 0.68	89	11		Sym-Asy: 0.44
				Min-Mild: 0.02				Min-Mild: 0.94