Table 5.
Summary of the results of the adaptive categorial loudness scaling test (ACALOS).
| ONH | HI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Freq. | Ear | Mean (SD) | Q1 | Q3 | Mean (SD) | Q1 | Q3 |
| measure | Range | |||||||
| MCL (dB HL) | LF | LE | 81.5 (14.8) | 73.3 | 84.1 | 80.6 (8.4) | 76.4 | 85.8 |
| RE | 76.5 (13.2) | 70 | 80 | 79.1 (7.9) | 74.7 | 84.1 | ||
| HF | LE | 79.0 (17.6) | 66.6 | 90.8 | 82.7 (12.3) | 75.8 | 90 | |
| RE | 73.8 (17.2) | 65 | 80 | 80.3 (9.9) | 74.7 | 87.5 | ||
| Slope (CU/dB) | LF | LE | 0.35 (0.1) | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.45 (0.1) | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| RE | 0.36 (0.1) | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.48 (0.2) | 0.3 | 0.5 | ||
| HF | LE | 0.45 (0.1) | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.84 (0.5) | 0.5 | 0.9 | |
| RE | 0.41 (0.1) | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.81 (0.4) | 0.5 | 0.9 | ||
| DynR (dB HL) | LF | LE | 91.5 (16.8) | 78.3 | 97.5 | 76.7 (15.8) | 64.5 | 88.3 |
| RE | 91.1 (18.8) | 79.1 | 100 | 73.9 (16.0) | 61.6 | 86.8 | ||
| HF | LE | 77.6 (18.2) | 72.5 | 85.8 | 50.8 (15.1) | 40.6 | 60.2 | |
| RE | 78.6 (17.9) | 67.5 | 90.8 | 50.7 (15.5) | 38.9 | 60.4 | ||
The results of the most comfortable level (MCL), slope of the growth of loudness (Slope), and dynamic range (DynR) are shown for low frequency (LF) and high frequency (HF) as the mean, standard deviation, first, and third quantiles (25 and 75th percentiles) for each ear.