Baseline audiological profiling of South African females with cervical cancer: an important attribute for assessing cisplatin-associated ototoxicity

Table 2 Self- reported audiological symptoms at baseline

Symptoms	n (%)
Reduced hearing sensitivity	9 (11%)
Ear associated with reduced hearing sensitivity (n = 9)	Both-5 (55.6)
	Left only-3 (33.3)
	Right only-1(11.1)
Otalgia	5 (6)
Aural fullness	4 (4.9)
Tinnitus	28 (34)
Ear associated with tinnitus	Both-15 (54)
	Left only-10 (35)
	Right only-1 (4)
	Head-2 (7)
Description of tinnitus (n = 28)	High frequency-25 (89.3)
	Low frequency-2 (7.1)
	Pulsating-1 (3.6)
Repeated middle ear infections	2 (2.4)

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