Table 1.
Biographical data for SSD-CI patients.
| Age (yr) | Age at profound HL | Etiology | Time since activation (mo) | Implant | Electrode | Speech: CI only | Localization CI + NH ear (RMS error) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 39 | 34 | MD | 2 | Advanced Bionics | Mid-scala | 77% | 38 ° |
| S2 | 38 | 36 | ISSNHL | 9 | Med-El | Flex 28 | 96% | 37 ° |
| S3 | 48 | 42 | ISSNHL | 3 | Med-El | Flex 28 | 76% | 39 ° |
| S4 | 49 | 48 | ISSNHL | 16 | Med-El | Standard | 60% | 11 ° |
| S5 | 63 | 63 | Iatrogenic* | 4 | Med-El | Flex 28 | 53% | 40 ° |
| S6 | 12 | 5 | Idiopathic progressive | 33 | Med-El | Standard | 95% | 14 ° |
| S7 | 39 | 37 | ISSNHL | 6 | Med-El | Flex 24 | DNT | 33 ° |
| S8 | 50 | 45 | ISSNHL | 2.5 | Med-El | Flex 28 | 67% | 41 ° |
| S9 | 49 | 43 | ISSNHL | 2 | Med-El | Flex 28 | DNT | 16 ° |
HL = hearing loss; Speech: CI only = AzBio sentences in quiet. WB = wideband noise; MD = Meniere’s Disease; ISSNHL = idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss;
*
hearing loss occurred during microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia;
NH = normal hearing; RMS = root mean square