Table 1.
Demographics of prelingually deafened test subjects
| Subject ID | Age at test, years | Gender | Age at implant years | Duration of CI use, years | Etiology | Device | Processor | Current educational environment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (contralateral) | (contralateral) | |||||||
| K001J | 10 | M | 4 | 6 | Connexin 26 | CII | F120 | m |
| K002J | 12 | M | 3 | 9 | Connexin 26 | N24 | ACE | m with sign interpretation |
| K003J | 9 | M | 1 | 9 | unknown | CII | F120 | m |
| K004T | 8 | M | 1 (6) | 7 (2) | unknown | N24/freedom | ACE | m |
| K005J | 15 | F | 3 | 12 | CMV | N22 | SPEAK | m with captioning |
| K007J | 11 | M | 2 | 9 | unknown | N24 | ACE | m |
| K008N | 12 | F | 3 | 9 | unknown | N24 | ACE | m |
| K009A | 13 | F | 2 (10) | 11 (2) | Connexin 26 | N24/freedom | ACE | nm |
| K010E | 14 | F | 3 (12) | 11 (2) | Connexin 26 | N24/freedom | ACE | m with interpretation |
| K011H | 16 | M | 2 | 14 | hypoxia (placenta abruption) | N22 | SPEAK | m |
| S013A* | 13 | F | 2 (9) | 11 (3) | meningitis | 90k | F120 | m |
m = Mainstream education; nm = school for hearing impaired; CMV = cytomegalovirus infection.
*
This patient was originally implanted 11 years ago with a CII device that failed. She has had the right ear explanted and re-implanted two more times. She was using her third internal device on the right side at the test time.