TABLE 2.
Subject demographics for children with one cochlear implant and one hearing aid (cochlear implant + hearing aid)
| Subject cochlear implant hearing aid | Sex | Age@ time of receiving cochlear implant (yr.mo) | Age hearing aid (yr.mo) | Exp w/cochlear implant @ 1st visit {yr.mo) | Etlology in ear with cochlear implant | Deafness duration before cochlear implant {yr.mo) | Time hearing aid used in implanted ear before cochlear implant (yr.mo) | Time hearing aid used in nonimplanted ear (yr.mo) | Cochlear implant | Hearing aid | Audiometric hearing thresholds in hearing aid ear |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | F | 3.6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | Progressive SNHL unknown | 3.6 | 2.0 | 3.0 | Nucleus 24, Rt ear | Otlcon DiglFocus II SP, Lft ear | Unaided: |
| 70 @ 250 Hz | |||||||||||
| 85 @ 500 Hz | |||||||||||
| Aided: | |||||||||||
| Not available | |||||||||||
| 14 | F | 3.6 | 1.6 | 3.0 | Genetic SNHL | 3.6 | 1.6 | 5.0 | Clarion Auria, Rt ear | Phonak PicoForte PP-CPC, Lft ear | Unaided: |
| Not available | |||||||||||
| Aided: | |||||||||||
| 50–60 @ 250–4,000 Hz | |||||||||||
| 16 | F | 5.6 | 1.4 | 3.6 | Meningitis | 4.0 | 4.0 | 6.6 | Cochlear implant 24Mr ESPrit 3G, Lft ear | Phonak SonoForte 2, Rt ear | Unaided: |
| 60 @ 250–500 Hz | |||||||||||
| 90 @ 1–4,000 Hz | |||||||||||
| Aided: | |||||||||||
| 40 @ 250–500 Hz | |||||||||||
| 50 @ 1–2,000 Hz | |||||||||||
| 60 @ 4,000 Hz | |||||||||||
| 16 | M | 4.0 | 1.2 | 3.6 | Connexin-26 mutation | 4.0 | 3.0 | 6.6 | N24C, ESPrit 3G, Rt ear | Widex Senso P38, Lft ear | Unaided: |
| 85 or worse at all frequencies. | |||||||||||
| Aided: | |||||||||||
| 30 @ 250, 500 Hz | |||||||||||
| 40@ 1,000 Hz | |||||||||||
| 60 @ 2,000 Hz | |||||||||||
| 70 @ 4,000 Hz | |||||||||||
| 17 | M | 8.6 | 0.7 | 1.6 | SNHL unknown | 8.6 | 8.0 | 9.6 | Med-EI C40+,Rtear | DigiFocus II,Lft ear | Unaided: |
| 90–100 @ all frequencies. | |||||||||||
| Aided: | |||||||||||
| 35–40 @ 250–4,000 Hz | |||||||||||
| 18 | M | 8.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | Progressive SNHL unknown | 8.0 | 6.0 | 12.0 | Cochlear implant 24M, Esprit 3G, Rt ear | Widex Senso P37, Lft ear | Unaided: |
| 55 @ 250 Hz |