Table 2.
Demographics for Children Enrolled in Open-Ended Interviews and Cognitive Testing
| Characteristic | Open-Ended Interviews (N=21) (%) |
Cognitive Testing (N=20) (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 16 (76.19%) | 13 (65.00%) |
| Female | 5 (23.81%) | 7 (35.00%) |
| Age (in years) | 9.11 (SD=1.66) | 9.17 (SD=1.87) |
| 6–7 | 8 (38.10%) | 6 (30.00%) |
| 8–9 | 6 (28.57%) | 6 (25.00%) |
| 10–11 | 6 (28.57%) | 7 (35.00%) |
| 12 | 1 (4.76%) | 1 (5.00%) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Asian | 0 (0.00%) | 2 (10.00%) |
| African American | 3 (14.29) | 4 (20.00%) |
| Hispanic/Latino | 5 (23.81%) | 2 (10.00%) |
| White | 12 (57.14%) | 11 (55.00%) |
| Biracial | 1 (4.76%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| Other | 0 (0.00%) | 1 (5.00%) |
| Classroom type | ||
| Mainstreamed classroom | 9 (42.86%) | 12 (60.00%) |
| Mainstreamed with pullout classes | 4 (19.05%) | 3 (15.00%) |
| Auditory/oral classroom | 5 (23.81%) | 4 (20.00%) |
| Special education classroom | 2 (9.52%) | 1 (5.00%) |
| School for the deaf and hard of hearing | 1 (4.76%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| Device type | ||
| Unilateral | 1 (4.76%) | 3 (15.00%) |
| Bimodal | 6 (28.57%) | 4 (20.00%) |
| Bilateral | 14 (66.67%) | 13 (65.00%) |
| Type of hearing loss* | ||
| Congenital | 13 (61.90%) | 13 (65.00%) |
| Progressive | 9 (42.86%) | 5 (25.00%) |
| Sudden | 2 (9.52%) | 2 (10.00%) |
| Onset age (mean in months (SD)) | 12.50 (23.99) | 3.40 (7.16) |
| Birth | 11 (52.38%) | 15 (75.00%) |
| >0 | 5 (23.81%) | 5 (25.00%) |
| unknown | 5 (23.81%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| Etiology | ||
| Cytomegalovirus | 1 (4.76%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| Genetic | 7 (33.33%) | 5 (25.00%) |
| Usher syndrome | 1 (4.76%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| Measles | 0 (0.00%) | 1 (5.00%) |
| Meningitis | 1 (4.76%) | 1 (5.00%) |
| Fetal Alcohol Syndrome | 1 (4.76%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| Unknown/Other | 10 (47.63%) | 13 (65.00%) |
| Pure tone average in better ear (db HL) | 91.9 0 (19.17) | 100.25 (13.74) |
| Additional Comorbidities | ||
| No | 12 (57.14%) | 10 (50.00%) |
| Yes | 9 (42.86%) | 10 (50.00%) |
| Age at implantation (mean in months (SD)) | 52.05 (32.78) | 34.00 (27.39) |
| Mode of communication | ||
| Spoken language | 15 (71.44%) | 19 (95.00%) |
| Sign language | 1 (4.76%) | 1 (5.00%) |
| Total communication | 3 (14.28%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| Sign/speech mixture with speech emphasis | 2 (9.52%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| Currently receiving speech/language therapy | ||
| No | 13 (61.90%) | 13 (65.00%) |
| Yes | 8 (38.10%) | 7 (35.00%) |