TABLE 4.
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.