Table 3.

Comparative analysis of CAP scores between the two groups (point, x¯ ± s).

Groups	Pre-surgery	1 week post-surgery	2 weeks post-surgery	1 month post-surgery	3 months post-surgery	6 months post-surgery	9 months post-surgery	12 months post-surgery
Prelingual deaf group (n = 20)	0.86 ± 0.18	2.30 ± 0.12a	2.30 ± 0.18a	2.88 ± 0.23abc	3.14 ± 0.21abcd	4.52 ± 1.16abcde	5.80 ± 1.57abcdef	6.81 ± 1.69abcde
Control group (n = 20)	8.10 ± 0.24	8.10 ± 0.24	8.10 ± 0.24	8.10 ± 0.24	8.10 ± 0.24	8.10 ± 0.24	8.10 ± 0.24	8.10 ± 0.24
t	107.928	96.667	86.461	70.227	69.556	13.516	6.476	3.380
p	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	0.002

Compared with pre-surgery, ^ap < 0.05; Compared with 1 week post-surgery, ^bp < 0.05; Compared with 2 weeks post-surgery, ^cp < 0.05; Compared with 1 month post-surgery, ^dp < 0.05; Compared with 3 months post-surgery, ^ep < 0.05; Compared with 6 months post-surgery, ^fp < 0.05.