Table 1.

Mean hearing thresholds under different noise conditions and threshold shifts (with the baseline audiogram as reference) of the Lusitanian toadfish

Baseline
Ambient
Ship
Frequency (Hz)Hearing threshold (dB re. 1 μPa)Hearing threshold (dB re. 1 μPa)Threshold shift (dB)Hearing threshold (dB re. 1 μPa)Threshold shift (dB)
50 76.77 +1.96 105.97 +1.54 29.2 112.65 +1.68 35.88 
  -2.53  -1.87   -2.08  
100 92.59 +1.03 102.56 +0.80 9.97 114.73 +0.89 22.14 
  -1.16  -0.88   -1.00  
200 98.29 +0.70 101.61 +1.91 3.32 114.44 +1.70 16.15 
  -0.77  -2.46   -2.11  
300 102.01 +1.11 102.82 +2.02 0.81 113.90 +1.07 11.89 
  -1.28  -2.63   -1.23  
500 110.54 +1.58 110.57 +0.86 0.03 118.12 +1.51 7.58 
  -1.93  -0.96   -1.83  
800 115.86 +1.75 116.99 +1.88 1.13 125.33 +1.33 9.47 
  -2.19  -2.40   -1.58  
1000 124.16 +1.81 119.84 +0.79 -4.32 127.36 +1.31 3.20 
  -2.28  -0.87   -1.54  
Baseline
Ambient
Ship
Frequency (Hz)Hearing threshold (dB re. 1 μPa)Hearing threshold (dB re. 1 μPa)Threshold shift (dB)Hearing threshold (dB re. 1 μPa)Threshold shift (dB)
50 76.77 +1.96 105.97 +1.54 29.2 112.65 +1.68 35.88 
  -2.53  -1.87   -2.08  
100 92.59 +1.03 102.56 +0.80 9.97 114.73 +0.89 22.14 
  -1.16  -0.88   -1.00  
200 98.29 +0.70 101.61 +1.91 3.32 114.44 +1.70 16.15 
  -0.77  -2.46   -2.11  
300 102.01 +1.11 102.82 +2.02 0.81 113.90 +1.07 11.89 
  -1.28  -2.63   -1.23  
500 110.54 +1.58 110.57 +0.86 0.03 118.12 +1.51 7.58 
  -1.93  -0.96   -1.83  
800 115.86 +1.75 116.99 +1.88 1.13 125.33 +1.33 9.47 
  -2.19  -2.40   -1.58  
1000 124.16 +1.81 119.84 +0.79 -4.32 127.36 +1.31 3.20 
  -2.28  -0.87   -1.54  

Threshold hearing values are means ± s.e.m.; N=9, baseline; N=6, ambient and ship noise audiograms.

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