Table 1. Demographics of the bilateral CI users.
| ID | Age | Duration of deafness (y) | Length of implant use 1st ear (y) | Difference between length of implant use 1st and 2nd ear (y) | SI left (%) | SI right (%) | SI bilateral (%) | Music listening (x/week) | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 60.9 | 25.9 | 7.9 | 2.0 | 90 | 95 | 100 | <5 | DC |
| 02 | 50.7 | 19.7 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 85 | 60 | 75 | 5–10 | DC |
| 03 | 59.4 | 45.9 | 7.0 | 3.7 | 80 | 90 | 95 | 5–10 | DC |
| 04 | 49.3 | 32.7 | 11.2 | 3.4 | 90 | 85 | 95 | 10–20 | DC |
| 05 | 40.6 | 21.6 | 7.4 | 2.7 | 75 | 80 | 80 | >20 | DC |
| 06 | 53.9 | 29.9 | 14.1 | 0.0 | 60 | 85 | 90 | >20 | DC |
| 07 | 60.6 | 46.6 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 55 | 70 | 80 | 5–10 | CP |
| 08 | 60.1 | 23.7 | 7.2 | 1.3 | 60 | 10 | 45 | <5 | CP |
| 09 | 63.9 | 33.1 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 60 | 65 | 75 | 5–10 | CP |
| 10 | 58.0 | 42.9 | 8.1 | 1.6 | 90 | 80 | 90 | 5–10 | DC |
| 11 | 57.9 | 12.5 | 5.8 | 0.9 | 35 | 35 | 50 | 5–10 | CP |
| 12 | 58.3 | 3.0 | 8.5 | 3.9 | 55 | 70 | 60 | <5 | CP |
| 13 | 66.8 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 95 | 70 | 70 | 5–10 | CP |
| 14 | 79.7 | 0.1 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 50 | 50 | 40 | <5 | CP |
| 15 | 51.3 | 0.8 | 7.0 | 3.1 | 55 | 50 | 55 | >20 | CP |
| 16 | 51.9 | 23.7 | 13.8 | 2.6 | 80 | 15 | 70 | 5–10 | CP |
| 17 | 49.2 | 10.6 | 13.9 | 0.0 | 80 | 65 | 100 | 5–10 | DC |
| 18 | 51.6 | 4.9 | 14.8 | 6.1 | 50 | 55 | 70 | <5 | CP |
| 19 | 72.7 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 5.1 | 90 | 85 | 95 | <5 | DC |
| 20 | 66.9 | 7.1 | 21.7 | 18.5 | 70 | 75 | 85 | NA | DC |
SI: speech intelligibility score in % correct of Freiburg monosyllables measured with 65 dB presentation level, Music listening: occurrence of music listening per week in times per week, DC: DirectConnect group, CP: ComPilot group