Research Article

Effects of Cardiopulmonary Bypass Surgery on Auditory Function: A Preliminary Study

Table 3

Comparison of the mean values of extended high frequency audiometry in the subjects before and after CBP surgery.

ThresholdRight ear valueLeft ear value
Mean (before)SDMean (after) SDMean (before)SDMean (after)SD

10 kHz37.005.8139.006.493.52**36.836.2338.506.453.34**
12 kHz40.177.0142.838.063.76**39.676.8143.336.995.12***
16 kHz43.507.3347.178.066.28***42.836.7848.178.253.79***

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