Table 1.
Demographic and audiologic results in postlingually deaf adults with CI (N = 121).
| Variables | Mean | SD | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age at CI operation, AgeCI (yr) | 51.2 yr | 13.2 | 21.0–80.3 yr |
| Duration of deafness, DoD (yr) | 13.8 yr | 13.2 | 0.1–50 yr |
| Duration of hearing aid use, DoHA (yr) | 5.2 yr | 8.0 | 0–46 yr |
| Postoperative follow-up duration (Mo) | 56.7 months | 33.4 | 24–168 months |
| Preoperative audiologic results | |||
| Preoperative PTA in CI ear (dB HL) | 103.5 dB HL | 13.9 | 66–120 dB HL |
| Preoperative PTA in the contralateral ear (dB HL) | 98.4 dB HL | 15.2 | 70–120 dB HL |
| Preoperative best-aided WRS in CI ear (%) | 4.5% | 9.0 | 0–48% |
| Preoperative best-aided WRS in the contralateral ear (%) | 10.2% | 15.0 | 0–60% |
| Preoperative best-aided sentence recognition score (%) | 9.7% | 15.9 | 0–48% |
| Postoperative audiologic results | |||
| Postoperative CI-aided SRT (dB HL) | 26.4 dB HL | 5.5 | 16–48 dB HL |
| Postoperative CI-aided PTA (dB HL) | 30.3 dB HL | 5.9 | 19–45 dB HL |
| Postoperative CI-aided WRS (%) | 67.0% | 21.6 | 4–100% |
| Postoperative CI-aided sentence recognition score (%) | 95.1% | 14.4 | 18–100% |
CI = cochlear implant; PTA = pure-tone averages; WRS = word recognition score; SRT = speech recognition threshold.