Etiologies

prosthetic pure tonal gain

P

<30 dB

n = 157

>30 dB

n = 379

Meningitis

22 (15.9%)

71 (18.7%)

0.44

Presbyacusis

21 (13.4%)

73 (19.3%)

0.10

Chronic otitis media

20 (12.7%)

45 (11.9%)

0.77

Ototoxicity

18 (11.4%)

27 (7.1%)

0.09

Sound trauma

7 (4.5%)

36 (9.5%)

<0.05

Cranial trauma

14 (8.9%)

26 (6.9%)

0.40

Sudden hearing loss

5 (3.1%)

31 (8.2%)

<0.05