TABLE 1.
Demographics of the cochlear-implant listeners, including age, implant type, etiology, duration of deafness, years of experience with the cochlear implant, and percent correct scores in consonant and vowel recognition. Normal-hearing listeners typically score >90% on these consonant and vowel tests (Hillenbrand et al., 1995; Shannon et al., 1999).
| Subject | Age (years) | Implant | Etiology | Duration of Deafness (years) | Implant Experience (years) | % Cons | % Vowels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 61 | Nucleus 22 | Genetic | 9 | 5 | 72 | 59 |
| 2 | 78 | Nucleus 24 | Unknown | 12 | 1 | 44 | 31 |
| 3 | 70 | Nucleus 24 | Unknown | 11 | 3 | 54 | 51 |
| 4 | 80 | Med-El | Genetic | 49 | 1 | 8 | 25 |
| 5 | 58 | Nucleus 24 | Genetic | 44 | 1 | 12 | 22 |
| 6 | 46 | Nucleus 22 | Trauma | 1 | 11 | 71 | 79 |
| 7 | 68 | Clarion II | Genetic | 16 | 2 | 59 | 51 |
| 8 | 69 | Nucleus 24 | Virus | 1 | 6 | 77 | 63 |