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Table 2 Pre-op and post-op mean air-bone gap

From: Microwave ablation eustachian tuboplasty: a preliminary investigation with long-term follow-up

Patient No.

Side of ear

Pre-op audiogram findings

Mean ABG (dB HL)

Pre-op

Post-op 6 m

Post-op 30 m

1

Right

CHL

28.25

14.75

9.25

2

Right

CHL

31.25

29.75

12.25

3

Right

CHL

29.75

10.25

6.0

4

Left

CHL

22.5

11.25

7.25

5

Right

CHL

26.25

26.5

17.25

6

Left

CHL

22.5

12.75

6.25

7

Left

CHL

26.75

20.25

11.25

8

Left

Mixed HL

28.5

21.25

10.75

9

Left

CHL

28.25

25.5

22.25

10

Right

CHL

29.75

18.55

10.25

11

Right

CHL

35.25

33.25

20.75

12

Right

CHL

37.5

28.5

11.25

13

Left

CHL

26.25

33.25

33.75

14

Right

CHL

25.75

20.5

9.25

15

Right

CHL

31.25

13.5

7.25

16

Right

CHL

32.25

11.25

10.5

17

Left

CHL

24.75

10.25

10.25

18

Left

CHL

29.25

8.75

8.25

Mean (SD)

  

28.7 (2.9)

19.7 (7.3)

12.8 (5.5)

  1. Mean air–bone gap was calculated from findings at 0.5, 1, 2 and 3/4 kHz. Only changes in mean air–bone gap of 5 dB HL or more were considered significant because of inter-test variability
  2. Pre-op Pre-operative, post-op Post-operative, CHL Conductive hearing loss, HL Hearing loss