Table 3.

Mean (SD is in parentheses) interword pauses, individual articulations, and response latencies (secs) of forward digit span recall

	List	Speech timing measure
		Articulation duration	Response latencies	Interword pauses
Hearing ability
Normal hearing	Three digit lists	.56(.14)	.63(.30)	.16(.15)
	List limit	.56(.18)	.92(.61)	.18(.16)
Deaf CI users	Three digit lists	.53(.09)	.77(.30)	.43(.20)
	List limit	.59(.13)	1.06(.57)	.49(.28)
Communication mode
Oral	Three digit lists	.55(.09)	.74(.29)	.41(.22)
	List limit	.61(.11)	1.07(.65)	.46(.24)
Total	Three digit lists	.50(.09)	.82(.32)	.45(.19)
	List limit	.56(.17)	1.03(.42)	.52(.31)

Note. CI denote cochlear implant.