11 July 2025 : Clinical Research
Audiological and Middle Ear Outcomes in Ukrainian Soldiers with Traumatic Tympanic Membrane Perforation
Roman BarylyakDOI: 10.12659/MSM.948326
Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e948326
Table 4 Comparison of the site of the tympanic membrane perforation – air-bone gap values.
| Site of perforation | ABG (dB) | |
|---|---|---|
| Quadrants | Anterior | 13.7 |
| Posterior | 13.8 | |
| Multiple | 21.1 | |
| Comparison | Anterior vs posterior | >0.05 |
| Anterior vs multiple | <0.001 | |
| Posterior vs multiple | =0.007 | |
| ABG – air-bone gap; dB – decibel. | ||






