Table 4.

Audiological Results during Three Time Periods in Terms of LR Improvement with the ABI Device

	6 Months	12 Months	2 Years
LR, lip reading; ABI, auditory brainstem implant.
ABI-only performance and both patient groups combined depicting the overall benefit.
LR + ABI
Sentences %	59.6 (n = 9)	79.3 (n = 5)	67.5 (n = 9)
Numbers %	62.9 (n = 9)	87.5 (n = 5)	81.3 (n = 5)
ABI Only
Sentences %	46.0 (n = 4)	48.4 (n = 6)	42.7 (n = 8)
Numbers %	40.1 (n = 8)	69.5 (n = 5)	51.7 (n = 9)
Both Groups
Sentences %	58.5 (n = 12)	81.3 (n = 7)	71.1 (n = 12)
Numbers %	53.3 (n = 9)	84.3 (n = 7)	78.5 (n = 11)