Impact of Surgical Treatment on the Quality of Life in Patients With Chronic Otitis Media With Cholesteatoma: A Prospective Study.

Cureus · 2025 · PMC12806162 · PMID 41552209

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.059so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Hearing outcome In the audiometric comparison, the PTA showed a trend toward improvement, although the difference did not reach statistical significance (preoperative 48 (43.5-80) vs postoperative 42 (34.5-79), p = 0.059) (Table 3 ).

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The pure-tone average (PTA) showed a trend toward improvement (48 dB preoperative vs 42 dB postoperative; p = 0.059).

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