TABLE 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the 11 CI users.
| Group ID | Age at project | Duration of deafness | CI experience | Number of | Side of implant | Hearing aid | Telephone ability |
| start (years) | prior to CI (years) | (years) | implants | used for tests | |||
| CI01 | 65–70 | 32 | 7 | 1 | L | x | x |
| CI02 | 45–50 | 36 | 10 | 1 | L | – | x |
| CI03 | 50–55 | 20 | 5 | 1 | R | – | x |
| CI04 | 55–60 | 17 | 9 | 2 | R | – | x |
| CI05 | 60–65 | 56 | 4 | 1 | L | – | x |
| CI06 | 60–65 | 10 | 14 | 2 | L | – | x |
| CI07 | 45–50 | 17 | 7 | 1 | R | x | x |
| CI08 | 65–70 | 55 | 8 | 1 | R | – | – |
| CI09 | 75–80 | 8 | 4 | 1 | L | – | – |
| CI10 | 35–40 | 9 | 1 | 1 | R | x | x |
| CI11 | 35–40 | 0 | 8 | 1 | L | x | x |
| Mean | 56 | 24 | 7 |
Hearing aid: the participant wears a hearing aid on the ear contralateral to the implanted ear. Telephone ability: the participant reports ability to communicate via telephone via CI or CI + HA.