Table 1.
Number of patients, gender distribution, average age, and time since implantation (SDs in brackets) in one CI, two CI (CI+CI), and CI and hearing aid (CI+HA) groups completing HHIE/SSQ, speech test (CNC) and localization test [Loc] post-implantation.
| HHIE/SSQ | CNC/[Loc] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Younger | Older | Younger | Older | |||
| Number | CI | 31 | 37 | CI | 7 [3] | 17 [7] |
| CI+CI | 13i | 23ii | CI+CI | 9 [13] | 18 [22] | |
| CI+HA | 14 | 24 | CI+HA | 4 [2] | 7 [2] | |
| %Female | CI | 45.2% | 51.4% | CI | 0% [33.3%] | 58.8% [57.1%] |
| CI+CI | 53.8% | 56.5% | CI+CI | 66.7% [53.8%] | 50% [54.5%] | |
| CI+HA | 85.7% | 66.7% | CI+HA | 100% [100%] | 71.4% [50%] | |
| Age (in years) | CI | 46.9(8.2) | 72.2(8.3) | CI | 47.7(5.9) | 74.9(7.3) |
| CI+CI | 47.5(11.0) | 74.5(6.3) | CI+CI | 50.9(6.8) | 74.7(6.7) | |
| CI+HA | 44.1(11.9) | 71.5(5.9) | CI+HA | 47.6(14.0) | 70.1(6.7) | |
| Post-implantation time (in months) | CI | 39.0(24.7) | 44.6(28.8) | CI | 65.3(20.8) | 58.5(31.6) |
| CI+CI | 34.7(23.9) | 34.4(25.4) | CI+CI | 42.8(24.6) | 38.7(25.0) | |
| CI+HA | 31.7(15.3) | 23.7(13.0) | CI+HA | 42.0(6.9) | 28.1(9.0) | |
i
12 of the younger CI+CI cases received bilateral implants simultaneously (1 successively)
ii
19 of the older CI+CI cases received bilateral implants simultaneously (4 successively)