Table 1.

General information of implanted patients

Patient	Sex	Age implant (years)	Date implant	Side	Aetiology	Duration hearing loss (years)
1	M	66	28/05/2010	L	otosclerosis	15
2	F	72	05/11/2010	L	unknown	10
3	M	70	07/12/2010	R	unknown	15
4	M	68	18/03/2011	R	trauma	1
5	F	72	05/04/2011	L	unknown	9
6	F	77	19/05/2011	L	unknown	45
7	F	72	22/07/2011	R	unknown	30
8	M	71	14/09/2011	R	otosclerosis, trauma	8
9	F	73	02/11/2011	L	unknown	30
10	F	67	29/02/2012	L	neurinoma, trauma	30
11	M	72	13/03/2012	L	unknown	15
12	F	66	25/07/2012	L	otosclerosis	40
13	F	66	07/09/2012	L	otosclerosis	15
14	M	69	17/10/2012	L	otosclerosis	30
15	M	79	05/10/2012	R	unknown	50
16	M	65	08/02/2013	R	streptomycin	50
17	F	73	27/02/2013	R	unknown	18