highly significantp < 0.001
This disparity became more pronounced at 8 weeks post-treatment, where the IMT group achieved significantly lower PTA values than the ST group, showing a highly significant difference (t = 6.306, p < 0.001).
This disparity became more pronounced at 8 weeks post-treatment, where the IMT group achieved significantly lower PTA values than the ST group, showing a highly significant difference (t = 6.306, p < 0.001).
In contrast, ear infections were slightly more common in the IMT group, but this difference did not reach statistical significance ( p = 0.086).
Age showed a trend toward significance but did not reach statistical significance ( p = 0.105).