Table 1.
Demographic information on the CI participants; HT (hearing threshold; average over 500 Hz, 1 kHz, 2 kHz, 4 kHz); Stim. = stimulated; HL = hearing loss; m = male; f = female.
| ID | Group | Sex | Age | Handed-ness | Fitting | HT (dB HL; contra-lateral ear) | Stim. ear | Etiology | Age at onset of HL (years) | CI use of the stim. ear (months) | CI manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CI-CHD | m | 61 | right | bilateral | 32 | left | unknown | 41 | 15 | MedEl |
| 2 | CI-CHD | f | 75 | right | bilateral | 31 | left | hereditary | 57 | 30 | Advanced Bionics |
| 3 | CI-CHD | f | 39 | right | bilateral | 26 | right | otosclerosis | 24 | 17 | Advanced Bionics |
| 4 | CI-CHD | f | 70 | right | bilateral | 37 | left | unknown | 37 | 56 | MedEl |
| 5 | CI-CHD | f | 70 | right | bilateral | 37 | left | meningitis | 69 | 20 | MedEl |
| 6 | CI-CHD | m | 59 | right | bimodal | 85 | left | unknown | 49 | 33 | Advanced Bionics |
| 7 | CI-CHD | f | 63 | right | bilateral | 36 | left | meningitis | 20 | 106 | Advanced Bionics |
| 8 | CI-CHD | f | 64 | right | bilateral | 29 | left | whooping cough | 9 | 78 | Cochlear |
| 9 | CI-CHD | m | 53 | right | bilateral | 36 | left | unknown | 30 | 235 | Cochlear |
| 10 | CI-CHD | f | 58 | right | bimodal | 41 | left | unknown | 49 | 18 | Advanced Bionics |
| 11 | CI-CHD | m | 56 | right | bilateral | 35 | right | hereditary | 19 | 63 | MedEl |
| 12 | CI-SSD | f | 64 | right | SSD | 10 | left | unknown | 49 | 30 | Cochlear |
| 13 | CI-SSD | f | 40 | right | SSD | 10 | right | sudden hearing loss | 34 | 77 | MedEl |
| 14 | CI-SSD | m | 43 | right | SSD | 12 | left | bike accident | 42 | 12 | Cochlear |
| 15 | CI-SSD | m | 54 | right | SSD | 17 | left | unknown | 52 | 28 | MedEl |
| 16 | CI-SSD | f | 49 | right | SSD | 23 | right | otosclerosis | 39 | 19 | MedEl |
| 17 | CI-SSD | m | 59 | left | SSD | 17 | left | sudden hearing loss | 49 | 54 | Cochlear |
| 18 | CI-SSD | f | 57 | right | SSD | 12 | left | sudden hearing loss | 20 | 53 | Cochlear |
| 19 | CI-SSD | m | 62 | right | SSD | 13 | left | sudden hearing loss | 47 | 63 | Cochlear |
| 20 | CI-SSD | f | 62 | right | SSD | 15 | left | otitis media | 14 | 65 | MedEl |
| 21 | CI-SSD | f | 68 | right | SSD | 25 | left | unknown | 60 | 50 | Cochlear |
| 22 | CI-SSD | f | 52 | right | SSD | 22 | left | hereditary | 20 | 12 | MedEl |