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. 2015 Sep 21;36(9):1472–1479. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000000845

TABLE 4.

Summary of good performers (demographics and pitch ranking)

Patient BKB/VCV Implant Age Duration deafness (years) Cause Time since implantation Number 5/5 pairs Number pairs scoring 1, 2, 3, or 4/5 Number 0/5 pairs Overall number correct pairs
1 99%, 85% MED-EL 55 39 Unknown 6 years 9/9 0/9 0/9 45/45
2 97%, 83% MED-EL 50 45 Measles 5 years 9/11 0/11 2/11 45/55
3 100%,79% MED-EL 48 12 Head injury 6 years 5/11 3/11 3/11 31/55
4 99%, 75% AB 67 38 Otosclerosis 3 years 12/15 3/15 0/15 69/75
5 97%, 90% AB 64 30 Progressive 1.5 years 15/15 0/15 0/15 75/75
6 99%, 80% Nucleus 61 51 Unknown 1 years 4/21 14/21 3/21 60/105
7 98%, 71% Nucleus 68 Profound 18 years, some loss 50 years Unknown First implant 1994; reimplanted 2007 13/21 8/21 0/21 92/105
8 91%, 85% MED-EL 77 15 Meningitis First implant 1994; reimplanted 2005 9/11 1/11 1/11 49/55
9 97%, 79% AB 49 20 Progressive 1.5 years 13/18 4/18 1/18 75/90
10 96%, 85% AB 58 13 Unknown 1.5 years 11/15 4/15 0/15 70/75

BKB indicates Bamford-Kowal-Bench; VCV, vowel consonant vowel; AB, Advanced Bionics.