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Table. 6.

Table. 6.

The number and duration of examinations in the otorhinolaryngology laboratory

Otorhinolaryngology examination Total N=91 (100) Primary N=19 (21.1) Secondary N=33 (36.2) Tertiary N=36 (39.5) Others N=3 (3.2)
Pure-tone audiometry*
N/d 34.9±82.8 12.9±9.6 22.0±13.1 32.1±32.6 293.0±352.0
Time, min 13.2±7.8 15.4±6.9 12.2±4.4 14.2±10.9 5.7±4.0
Speech audiometry
N/d* 21.2±18.8 12.1±9.9 18.6±11.8 27.1±23.4 80.0±NA
Time, min 10.2±5.0 11.8±7.7 10.1±4.6 9.6±3.8 10.0±NA
Tympanometry
N/d 11.8±9.5 11.0±9.7 11.2±8.4 13.3±10.6 1.0±NA
Time, min 4.6±3.2 5.2±4.7 4.5±3.1 4.5±2.2 1.0±NA
Tinnitogram
N/d 8.0±8.6 8.9±8.1 5.7±4.2 10.1±11.8 NA
Time, min 8.6±7.9 6.7±5.2 10.1±10.9 7.9±3.9 NA
Sound field
N/d* 4.9±5.2 4.3±3.2 3.4±4.6 6.5±6.1 NA
Time, min 13.9±6.9 14.2±7.9 13.3±5.4 14.3±7.8 NA
Play audiometry
N/d 1.6±1.3 1.0±0.0 1.2±0.6 2.2±1.7 NA
Time, min 19.1±8.3 30.0±0.0 18.2±7.2 17.8±9.1 NA
ABR
N/d 4.3±3.4 4.2±3.5 4.0±3.0 4.6±3.9 NA
Time, min 42.6±22.8 39.2±40.0 41.4±18.5 45.6±14.7 NA
ASSR
N/d 1.8±1.4 1.3±0.7 1.9±1.2 2.1±1.7 NA
Time, min* 50.3±23.5 40.6±32.4 46.0±22.6 57.5±18.7 NA
AABR
N/d 2.0±1.3 1.0±0.0 2.0±1.2 2.1±1.4 NA
Time, min 28.0±16.2 30.0±0.0 38.8±18.1 20.4±12.1 NA
ECoG
N/d 3.2±3.8 3.6±5.6 3.0±3.3 3.2±3.5 NA
Time, min 26.7±14.1 19.0±7.0 28.7±16.3 27.8±13.5 NA
Vestibular-evoked myogenic potential
N/d 4.0±3.7 5.8±4.4 2.7±1.6 4.5±4.6 NA
Time, min 18.5±10.0 16.1±8.6 19.8±8.6 17.9±12.2 NA
Optoacoustic emission
N/d 7.9±6.3 10.8±6.4 6.9±4.7 7.7±7.5 NA
Time, min 7.7±3.4 6.9±3.1 7.5±3.2 8.4±3.8 NA
Automated optoacoustic emission
N/d 4.5±3.1 6.6±3.9 4.1±2.8 3.7±2.8 NA
Time, min 8.6±6.3 5.2±2.9 10.0±8.3 9.0±5.2 NA
Dynamic posturography
N/d 2.6±1.8 2.5±1.9 2.4±0.8 2.9±2.2 NA
Time, min* 20.8±10.2 7.4±3.7 21.1±11.5 25.0±6.6 NA
Head impulse
N/d* 5.5±4.3 7.0±4.7 3.4±2.0 6.9±5.1 NA
Time, min 16.5±7.9 13.3±4.3 15.9±8.2 19.1±8.6 NA
Positional & Dix-Hallpike/positioning
N/d* 8.7±14.2 10.8±6.8 4.7±3.7 13.1±23.3 NA
Time, min 16.5±9.2 17.3±11.0 17.7±10.3 14.4±5.8 NA
Caloric
N, per day 4.7±4.0 9.6±5.3 2.9±1.7 4.7±3.7 NA
Time, min 27.9±10.3 27.5±14.1 27.7±9.2 28.3±10.4 NA
SHA
N/d* 4.8±4.2 10.0±5.0 2.3±1.5 3.9±3.1 NA
Time, min 16.6±12.9 9.4±1.3 21.2±15.8 17.3±13.5 NA
Velocity step
N/d* 4.0±3.7 9.6±4.3 2.1±1.5 3.4±3.0 NA
Time, min 22.8±14.0 15.4±8.7 28.5±11.6 21.6±15.8 NA
Oculomotor
N/d* 6.1±6.2 8.6±3.2 5.0±6.1 6.4±7.4 NA
Time, min 18.3±11.1 21.6±12.2 18.8±8.3 15.7±14.0 NA
Olfactory function
N/d 3.3±2.8 2.4±1.6 2.7±2.4 4.2±3.2 NA
Time, min* 16.1±8.7 10.3±4.2 18.6±11.0 17.2±7.5 NA
Taste function
N/d 3.0±2.2 2.8±1.7 2.5±2.4 3.3±2.7 NA
Time, min* 11.0±6.7 8.9±4.9 21.7±7.6 9.8±5.3 NA
Skin prick
N/d 4.1±3.2 4.6±2.8 4.5±4.4 3.1±3.4 NA
Time, min* 17.8±10.6 8.5±7.1 26.7±5.8 23.8±7.4 NA
Acoustic rhinometry
N/d 3.8±4.1 3.3±1.9 2.9±2.5 4.7±5.6 NA
Time, min* 11.5±6.4 5.6±1.8 10.0±4.1 15.3±7.0 NA
Polysomnography
N/d 2.1±1.9 2.4±2.5 2.2±1.5 1.8±1.3 1.0±0.0
Time, min 470.0±187.0 443.0±115.0 560.0±282.0 433.0±149.0 570±467
Phonatory aerodynamic system
N/d* 6.2±5.1 NA 2.3±1.3 7.5±5.3 NA
Time, min 14.4±13.7 NA 16.3±11.1 13.8±14.8 NA
Acoustic evaluation
N/d 5.7±5.0 2.5±0.7 2.3±1.3 7.3±5.4 NA
Time, min 14.1±8.1 5.0±0.0 13.8±7.5 15.7±8.2 NA
Cochlear mapping
N/d 2.0±1.7 2.0±NA 1.0±0.0 2.3±1.9 NA
Time, min 39.4±16.0 30.0±NA 32.0±17.9 41.8±15.6 NA

Data are expressed as mean±SD and are derived from the Kruskal-Wallis test.

Abbreviations: See Table 5; NA, Not applicable.

*P<0.05.

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