Table 2 Audiological measures and parental report by type of follow-up 24 ± 3 months after surgery
|  | Completed (n) | Type of follow-up | ∆ (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | GP | Otolaryngologist | GP | Otolaryngologist | Â |
Audiometry 1 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Mean threshold2 best ear, mean (SD) dB3 | 22 | 50 | 11.7 (6.6) | 16.2 (11.7) | -4.5Â dB (-9.9, 0.8) |
Mean threshold worst ear, mean (SD) dB | 22 | 48 | 19.0 (11.2) | 20.8 (14.0) | -1.9Â dB (-8.6, 4.9) |
Speech recognition tests | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
1. Three-words expression 4 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Best ear 50% perception, mean (SD) dB | 16 | 33 | 17.0 (6.8) | 20.7 (6.8) | -3.7Â dB (-7.9, 0.5) |
Worst ear 50% perception, mean (SD) dB | 15 | 32 | 25.9 (13.3) | 26.8 (12.8) | -0,9Â dB (-9.0, 7.2) |
2 Monosyllabic words | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Best ear max perception, mean (SD) dB | 22 | 41 | 30.2 (7.5) | 31.5 (6.1) | -1.2Â dB (-4.7, 2.3) |
Worst ear max perception, mean (SD) dB | 22 | 40 | 37.7 (11.4) | 37.4 (7.9) | 0.5Â dB (-4.6, 5.3) |
Tympanometry | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Effusion in one or both middle ears5, n (%) | 23 | 49 | 6 (26.1) | 12 (24.5) | 1.6% (-20.0, 23.2) |
Parental report of child hearing 6, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Better | 23 | 47 | 20 (87) | 39 (83) | 4.0% (-13.5, 21.4) |
Unchanged | Â | Â | 3 (13) | 8 (17) | -4.0% (-21.4, 13.5) |
Worse | Â | Â | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Parental report of child’s ear complaints 6, n (%) |  |  |  |  |  |
Better | 22 | 47 | 16 (72.7) | 37 (78.7) | -6.0% (-28.0, 16.0) |
Unchanged | Â | Â | 5 (22.3) | 9 (19.1) | 3.2% (-17.2, 24.4) |
Worse | Â | Â | 1 (4.5) | 1 (2.1) | 2.4% (-7.2, 12.1) |
Re-surgery. One or more surgery during the follow-up period, n (%) | 23 | 50 | 6 (26.1) | 13 (26.0) | 0.1% (-21.6, 21.7) |