Table 2.
Comparison of the characteristics of Mandarin-speaking pediatric CI recipients with different CI types.
| (A) | N | X | S | F | P | post hoc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speech perception accuracy (%) | ||||||
| Unilateral implants | 12 | 90.1 | 8.7 | 0.076 | 0.927 | NA |
| Bilateral implants | 7 | 91.2 | 6.6 | |||
| Bimodal stimulation | 9 | 89.8 | 7 | |||
| Aided hearing threshold (dBHL) | ||||||
| Unilateral implants | 12 | 27.8 | 7.1 | 3.964 | 0.031 | Unilateral-bilateral: P = 0.010 |
| Bilateral implants | 8 | 37 | 9.4 | Unilateral-bimodal: p = 0.124 | ||
| Bimodal stimulation | 10 | 32.7 | 5.3 | Bilateral-bimodal: p = 0.224 | ||
| Age (years) | ||||||
| Unilateral implants | 12 | 12.6 | 3.7 | 10.602 | <0.001 | Unilateral-bilateral: P < 0.001 |
| Bilateral implants | 10 | 6.4 | 2.6 | Unilateral-bimodal: P = 0.008 | ||
| Bimodal stimulation | 10 | 8.7 | 3.3 | Bilateral-bimodal: p = 0.122 | ||
| Time of cochlear implantation (months) | ||||||
| Unilateral implants | 12 | 119.3 | 54 | 8.393 | 0.001 | Unilateral-bilateral: P = 0.001 |
| Bilateral implants | 10 | 50.9 | 29.8 | Unilateral-bimodal: P = 0.008 | ||
| Bimodal stimulation | 10 | 69.1 | 30.5 | Bilateral-bimodal: p = 0.329 | ||
| Age of cochlear implantation (years) | ||||||
| Unilateral implants | 12 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.335 | 0.718 | NA |
| Bilateral implants | 10 | 2.1 | 2.9 | |||
| Bimodal stimulation | 10 | 2.8 | 1.7 | |||
| Time of auditory deprivation (months) | ||||||
| Unilateral implants | 12 | 27.3 | 20.7 | 0.523 | 0.598 | NA |
| Bilateral implants | 10 | 20.4 | 32 | |||
| Bimodal stimulation | 10 | 17.4 | 14.2 | |||
| (B) | Unilateral implants | Bilateral implants | Bimodal stimulation | Chi-square | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |||
| Gender | 1.635 | 0.442 | ||||||
| Men | 3 | 25.0 | 3.0 | 30.0 | 5.0 | 50.0 | ||
| Women | 9 | 75.0 | 7.0 | 70.0 | 5.0 | 50.0 | ||
| Rehabilitation training after cochlear implantation | 0.996 | 0.608 | ||||||
| Yes | 11 | 91.7 | 9 | 90.0 | 10 | 100.0 | ||
| No | 1 | 8.3 | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| The reasons for deafness | 4.800 | 0.308 | ||||||
| SNHL+LVAS/Mondini | 3 | 25.0 | 4 | 40.0 | 7 | 70.0 | ||
| SNHL | 7 | 58.3 | 5 | 50.0 | 2 | 20.0 | ||
| Other | 2 | 16.7 | 1 | 10.0 | 1 | 10.0 | ||
| HA wearing before CI | 8.727 | 0.013 | ||||||
| Yes | 9 | 75.0 | 3 | 30.0 | 9 | 90.0 | ||
| No | 3 | 25.0 | 7 | 70.0 | 1 | 10.0 | ||
SNHL, sensorineural hearing loss; LVAS, large vestibular aqueduct syndrome; HA, hearing aid; CI, cochlear implant.