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Participant demographics for cochlear implant (CI) candidates
| Participants (N = 31) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mean | (SD) | |
| Demographics | ||
| Age (years) | 69.6 | (10.9) |
| Total duration of hearing loss (years) | 33.7 | (14.4) |
| Reading (standard score) | 95.3 | (11.9) |
| MMSE (raw score) | 27.8 | (2.1) |
| SES | 27.1 | (14.0) |
| Better ear PTA (dB HL) | 85.2 | (16.7) |
HL indicates hearing level; MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination; PTA, pure-tone average (0.5, 1, 2, and 4 kHz); SES, socioeconomic status.
