Fig. 2From: The impact of biological sex on the response to noise and otoprotective therapies against acoustic injury in miceOctave band noise exposure at 101 dB SPL causes PTS in male and female mice. a Comparison of baseline hearing threshold between males and females. Female mice present a lower threshold at 32 kHz. b Hearing thresholds were compared between baseline, 24 h, and 15 days post-noise exposure in males (top) and females (bottom). At 24 h and 15 days post-noise exposure, significant compound threshold shifts are seen across all frequencies tested in both males and females. (*p < 0.05; ***p < 0.001; **** < 0.0001; ns non-significant)Back to article page