. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Apr 1.

Published in final edited form as: Otol Neurotol. 2013 Apr;34(3):408–415. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e31827850b8

Table 1.

Demographic information for each participant

	Age at Test (y;m)	Etiology	Age at Dx (B) (y;m)	Age SPHL (P) (y;m)	Age Aided (B/P)	Pre-CI Word Score 60 dB SPL(%)		Age at Implant (y;m)	Length CI Use (y;m)
	Age at Test (y;m)	Etiology	Age at Dx (B) (y;m)	Age SPHL (P) (y;m)	Age Aided (B/P)	Quiet (B/P/HA+HA)	+8 dB SNR4TB (B/P/HA+HA)	Age at Implant (y;m)	Length CI Use (y;m)
P1	11;0	EVA	3;8	8;3	3;9/3;9	80/34/92⁺	40/12/36⁺	8;9	3;2
P2	10;1	Unk	2;3	0	2;5/2;5	80/20/84⁺	28/0/24⁺	5;3	5;2
P3	19;8	Unk	4;2	4;10	4;4/4;4	40/0/36⁺	20/0/16⁺	14;4	5;4
P4	12;10	EVA	3;8	0	4;0/na	72/0/76^§	40/0/40^§	12;4	0;6
P5	15;10	Unk	3;8	0	4;0/na	58/0/50^§	46/0/42^§	15;4	0;6

Note: B = better ear; CI = cochlear implant; dB = decibel; Dx = initial diagnosis of hearing loss; EVA = enlarged vestibular aqueduct; HA+HA= binaural hearing aids; HL = hearing loss; m = months; na = not applicable; P = poorer ear; Prog = progressive; SNR = signal-to-noise ratio; SPHL = severe to profound hearing loss(mid to high frequencies); SPL = sound pressure level; Unk = unknown; y = years; 4TB = four-talker babble;

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recorded Phonetically Balanced Kindergarten (PBK) lists;

^§

recorded Consonant-Vowel Nucleus-Consonant (CNC) lists