Table 1. Patient Characteristics and Demographics.
Characteristic | n = 66 |
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Median age (SD) | 51.3 (SD = 13.1) years |
Gender | |
Female | 31 (47%) |
Male | 35 (53%) |
Laterality | |
Left | 35 (53%) |
Right | 31 (47%) |
Device Status | |
Users | 57 (86%) |
Non-Users | 9 (14%) |
Manufacturer | |
Advanced Bionics | 9 (14%) |
Cochlear | 26 (39%) |
MED-EL | 31 (47%) |
Etiology | |
Chronic ear disease | 3 (4.5%) |
Iatrogenic | 6 (9.1%) |
Labyrinthitis | 10 (15.2%) |
Meniere’s | 10 (15.2%) |
Noise Exposure | 1 (1.5%) |
Schwannoma (IAC/CPA Vestibular) | 4 (6.1%) |
Schwannoma (Intralabyrinthine) | 2 (3.0%) |
Sudden SNHL | 25 (37.9%) |
Temporal Bone Fracture | 3 (4.5%) |
Unknown | 2 (3.0%) |
IAC/CPA indicates internal auditory canal/cerebellopontine angle, SD indicates standard deviation.