Table 3.
Tympanometry with the 1000Hz test tone and right ear otoscopic evaluation in both groups.
| ENT TM RE | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tymp RE 1000 | Altered | Normal | Total | ||||
| Qtity | % | Qtity | % | Qtity | % | ||
| Altered | 1 | 11,1% | 2 | 9,5% | 3 | 10% | |
| Group I | Normal | 8 | 88,9% | 19 | 90,5% | 27 | 90% |
| Total | 9 | 30,0% | 21 | 70,0% | 30 | 100% | |
| p- value | 0,894 | ||||||
| Altered | 17 | 94,4% | 7 | 58,3% | 24 | 80% | |
| Group II | Normal | 1 | 5,6% | 5 | 41,7% | 6 | 20% |
| Total | 18 | 60,0% | 12 | 40,0% | 30 | 100% | |
| p- value | 0,015* | ||||||
*
significant p-value < 0.05 (5%) Legend: group I: infants with otoacoustic emissions, group II: infants without otoacoustic emissions RE: right ear; TM: tympanic membrane, Tymp: tympanometry; ENT: otolaryngologist