Table 1.

General patients’ characteristics.

	Mean	Minimum	Maximum	SD
Age	61	25	81	13.45
Duration of hearing impairment (years)	18.82	1	67	18.84
Percent of speech recognition using monosyllabic Freiburg test 65-dB sound pressure level on the ear scheduled for implantation	7.86	0	40	13.21