Table 4.
Tympanometry with 1000Hz test tone and left ear otoscopic evaluation in both groups.
| ENT TM LE | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timp OE 1000 | Altered | Normal | Total | ||||
| Qtity | % | Qtity | % | Qtity | % | ||
| Altered | 4 | 36,4% | 2 | 10,5% | 6 | 20% | |
| Group I | Normal | 7 | 63,6% | 17 | 89,5% | 24 | 80% |
| Total | 11 | 36,7% | 19 | 63,3% | 30 | 100% | |
| p- value | 0,804 | ||||||
| Altered | 19 | 95,0% | 4 | 40,0% | 23 | 77% | |
| Group II | Normal | 1 | 5,0% | 6 | 60,0% | 7 | 23% |
| Total | 20 | 66,7% | 10 | 33,3% | 30 | 100% | |
| p- value | 0,001* | ||||||
*
significant p-value < 0.05 (5%). Legend: group I: infants with otoacoustic emissions, group II: infants without otoacoustic emissions; LE: left ear; TM: tympanic membrane, Tymp: tympanometry; ENT: otolaryngologist. Qtity: Quantity