Table 3 Hearing in noise test outcomes under different conditions
Subject | HINT mean dB(A) SPL | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Neutral, Noise 45° | Neutral, Noise 135° | Forward, Noise 45° | Forward, Noise, 135° | 45° Δ | 135° Δ |
1 | 59.59 | 57.35 | 58.41 | 55.82 | 1.18 | 1.53 |
2 | 58.65 | 55.59 | 56.53 | 53.00 | 2.12 | 2.59 |
3 | 57.94 | 54.41 | 57.00 | 54.18 | 0.94 | 0.24 |
4 | 57.59 | 59.94 | 57.71 | 58.18 | −0.12 | 1.76 |
5 | 56.53 | 55.12 | 57.00 | 53.47 | −0.47 | 1.65 |
6 | 57.47 | 53.24 | 56.06 | 52.29 | 1.41 | 0.94 |
7 | 58.29 | 53.24 | 56.29 | 52.53 | 2.00 | 0.71 |
8 | 58.76 | 56.76 | 57.00 | 57.24 | 1.76 | −0.47 |
9 | 59.29 | 55.10 | 58.71 | 54.14 | 0.57 | 0.95 |
10 | 57.95 | 54.14 | 56.62 | 52.71 | 1.33 | 1.43 |
11 | 58.05 | 54.81 | 56.52 | 53.19 | 1.52 | 1.62 |
12 | 57.67 | 54.33 | 59.86 | 55.86 | −2.19 | −1.52 |
13 | 56.24 | 54.05 | 55.95 | 51.67 | 0.29 | 2.38 |
14 | 58.41 | 53.71 | 57.24 | 50.76 | 1.18 | 2.94 |
15 | 57.94 | 53.71 | 56.53 | 52.76 | 1.41 | 0.94 |
16 | 57.24 | 53.47 | 57.00 | 51.82 | 0.24 | 1.65 |
17 | 56.76 | 54.65 | 56.76 | 51.12 | 0.00 | 3.53 |
Mean | 57.90 | 54.92 | 57.13 | 53.57 | 0.77 | 1.34 |