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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2009 Apr 19;73(6):843–851. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2009.03.002

Table 1.

Relevant Subject History

Subject # Birth Medical Sensory Hearing loss (age identified by family) Hearing aid use (age begun) Family Hearing loss Communication Implanted age
1 Born full term healthy Waardenberg’s Syndrome type II Profound (<1 year) Consistent (age 10.7) None Informal sign until age 10 then TC 11yr 6 mo
2 Born at 28 weeks gestation (placenta previa) none Profound (14 months) Inconsistent (age 16 months) Two cousins Total Communication from age 3 9 yr 1 mo
3 Born full term healthy Multiple otitis media episodes Rapid down slope: Moderately Severe to profound progressing to severe to profound (21 months) Consistent (age 4) Uncle and brother Total Communication from age 3 11yr 8 mo