Fig. 3

a Visualizes a model prediction of the wave reproducibility rates of the patients who had recovered from cochlear damage secondary to acute P. falciparum malaria at follow-up versus those who had not. Between day 14 and 28 after admission and follow-up, wave reproducibility rates increased in the recovery group significantly. (p < 0.01, GEE model with sequential Sidak correction). This trajectory illustrates two findings: not all children recover, and recovery occurs between 1 month (timepoint 4) and 5 years (follow-up). b, c A longitudinal analysis of all measurements (timepoints 1–5) of the followed-up cohort, illustrating that most children recover from cochlear damage, but not all. A distinct dip in wave reproducibility either at 12–24 h after hospitalization or after recovery (7 days later) can be seen