Table 1.
Demographic details of participants with cochlear implants (CIs).
| No. | Gender | Age (years) | Onset of hearing loss (years) | Duration of deafness (years) | Etiology | CI manufacturer and model | Level of education | Uni/bilateral CI | Communication mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Female | 41 | 13 | 0 | Unknown | Cochlear Nucleus |
Master's degree | Uni | Oral/speaking, ipreading |
| 2 | Male | 73 | 40 | 0 | Noise exposure | Cochlear Nucleus |
Master's degree | Uni | Oral/speaking, lipreading |
| 3 | Male | 63 | 46 | 13 | Unknown | Cochlear Nucleus |
High school | Uni | Oral/speaking, lipreading, writing |
| 4 | Male | 30 | 7 | 3 | Unknown | Cochlear Nucleus |
Doctoral degree | Uni | Oral/speaking, lipreading |
| 5 | Female | 56 | 41 | 7 | Ménière's | Cochlear Nucleus |
Master's degree | Uni | Oral/speaking, lipreading |
| 6 | Female | 65 | 51 | 10 | Unknown | Cochlear Nucleus |
Master's degree | Uni | Oral/speaking |
| 7 | Female | 56 | 5 | 50 | Nerve damage | Cochlear Kanso |
Bachelor's degree | Uni | Oral/speaking, lipreading |
| 8 | Male | 73 | 41 | 31 | Noise exposure | Cochlear Kanso |
Master's degree | Uni | Oral/speaking, lipreading |
| 9 | Female | 40 | 15 | 14 | Brain tumor | Cochlear Nucleus |
Master's degree | Uni | Oral/speaking |
| 10 | Female | 59 | 0 | 55 | Rubella | Medel Opus | Bachelor's degree | Uni | Oral/speaking, lipreading, sign language |
| 11 | Female | 65 | 56 | 2 | Unknown | Cochlear Nucleus |
Doctoral degree | Bi | Oral/speaking, lipreading |
| 12 | Female | 64 | 42 | 21 | Ménière's | Cochlear Nucleus |
High school | Uni | Oral/speaking, lipreading |
| 13 | Male | 24 | 2 | 2 | Illness | Advance Bionics Harmony |
Master's degree | Uni | Oral/speaking, lipreading |
| 14 | Female | 22 | 2 | 0 | Meningitis | Advance Bionics Harmony |
Bachelor's degree | Uni | Oral/speaking |
| 15 | Male | 66 | 50 | 0 | Ménière's | Cochlear Nucleus |
Bachelor's degree | Uni | Oral/speaking |