Table 1.
Participant | Etiology | Onset of Deafnessa | Age at Testing | Device Experinence (Years) | Gender | Device | Processing Strategy |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CI-1 | Unknown | Post | 60 | 3 | Male | Nucleus 24 | ACE |
CI-2 | Unknown | Post | 52 | 7 | Female | Clarion S | MPS |
CI-3 | Genetic | Post | 63 | 3 | Female | Nucleus 24 | ACE |
CI-4 | Possibly genetic | Post | 56 | 9 | Female | Nucleus 24 | ACE |
CI-5 | Unknown | Pre | 52 | 4 | Female | Clarion CII | HiRes |
CI-6 | Unknown | Post | 65 | 6 | Male | Clarion S | MPS |
CI-7 | Possibly genetic | Post | 64 | 1 | Female | Nucleus Freedom | ACE |
CI-8 | Unknown | Post | 83 | 5 | Male | Nucleus 24 | ACE |
CI-9 | Trauma | Post | 49 | 14 | Male | Nucleus 22 | SPEAK |
CI-10 | Genetic | Post | 70 | 13 | Female | Nucleus 22 | SPEAK |
CI-11 | Unknown | Post | 65 | 14 | Male | Nucleus 22 | SPEAK |
CI-12 | German measles/ ototoxicity | Post | 64 | 1 | Female | Nucleus Freedom | ACE |
CI-13 | Unknown | Pre | 23 | 7 | Male | Nucleus 24 | ACE |
Note: CI = cochlea implant; NH = normal hearing.
Prelingually deaf—became deaf before age 3; postlingually deaf—became deaf at or after age 3.
Source: Modified from Table 1 in Peng, Lu, and Chatterjee (2009) with permission from the publisher.