
</dd>
<dt><code>Trials</code></dt><dd>
<p>Number of trials performed.
</p>
</dd>
</dl>



<h3>Background</h3>

<p>The experiment was to study otitis media with effusion (OME), a very
common childhood condition where the middle ear space, which is
normally air-filled, becomes congested by a fluid.  There is a
concomitant fluctuating, conductive hearing loss which can result in
various language, cognitive and social deficits.  The term &lsquo;binaural
hearing&rsquo; is used to describe the listening conditio