Table 1.

Summaries for the 98 subjects included atbaseline

	Variable	Value n (%)
Sex	Female	43 (44.4)
	Male	55 (55.6)
Implant side	Left	32 (32.7)
	Right	66 (67.3)
Hearing loss type in implanted ear	Mixed	7 (7.1)
	Sensorineural	91 (92.9)
Hearing loss onset in implanted ear	Progressive	82 (83.7)
	Sudden	15 (15.3)
	Congenital(post-lingual)	1 (1)
Hearing loss severity in implanted ear (as per ASHA guidelines)	Moderate	2 (2.0)
	Severe	27 (27.6)
	Profound	69 (70.4)
Etiology	Unknown	60 (61.2)
	Otosclerosis	9 (9.2)
	Chronic Otitis Media	7 (7.1)
	Meniere’s	6 (6.1)
	Other	5 (5.1)
	Genetic	3 (3.1)
	Trauma	3 (3.1)
	Noise Exposure	2 (2.0)
	Ototoxic Drugs	2 (2.0)
	Meningitis	1 (1.0)
Pre-Implant Hearing aid (HA) use	Bilateral	70 (71.4)
	Left hand side	12 (12.2)
	Right hand side	10 (10.2)
	No HA	6 (6.2)
Highest level of education	Post secondary/tertiary	55 (56.1)
	Lower secondary education	23 (23.4)
	Primary education	17 (17.3)
	Pre-primary education	3 (3.1)
Current work status	Retired	76 (78)
	Working full time	10 (10)
	Working part time	6 (6)
	Voluntary not employed	3 (3.1)
	Other	3 (3.1)

ASHA - American Speech-Language-Hearing Association