Table 2 The mean values for the Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing Scale questionnaire sub scales and objective hearing measurements among patients that report (YES) and do not report (NO) hearing loss
From: Hearing problems in patients with hereditary gelsolin amyloidosis
All patients (n = 46**) | YES (n = 18**) | NO (n = 28**) | F | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Speech mean (SD) | 8.2 (1.3) | 7.1 (1.3) | 8.8 (0.7) | 30.277 | < 0.0005*** |
Spatial mean (SD) | 8.3 (1.1) | 7.7 (1.1) | 8.6 (1.0) | 6.325 | 0.016 |
Qualities mean (SD) | 8.6 (1.0) | 8 (1.2) | 9 (0.7) | 12.213 | 0.001** |
PTA mean, right (SD) dB | 17.1 (12.2) | 23.4 (11.9) | 13 (10.7) | 5.559 | 0.023 |
PTA mean, left (SD) dB | 17.1 (12.3) | 23.6 (12.8) | 12.9 (10.1) | 5.899 | 0.020 |
SRT mean, right (SD) dB SNR | − 8.2 (1.5) | − 7.8 (2.0) | − 8.5 (0.9) | 0.435 | 0.513 |
SRT mean, left (SD) dB SNR | − 8.0 (1.7) | − 7.7 (1.9) | − 8.2 (1.5) | 0.005 | 0.941 |