Table 1.
Listener characteristics
| Listener | Implant Type | Age at onset of profound deafness | Duration of deafness in years | Duration of implant use in years | Etiology of deafness | Clinical pulse rate (pps/channel) | Speech processor strategy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L1 | 24R(CS) | 28 | 0.5 | 3 | Unknown | 1200 | ACE |
| L2 | 24R(CS) | 36 | 30 | 4 | Familial | 250 | SPEAK |
| L3 | 24R(CS) | 22 | 13 | 17a | Progressive | 1200 | ACE |
| L4 | 24R(CS) | 44 | 1 | 2.5 | Trauma | 900 | ACE |
| L5 | 24M | 42 | 6 | 6.5 | Trauma | 250 | SPEAK |
| L6 | 24R(CS) | 62 | 2 | 1.5 | Familial | 900 | ACE |
| L7 | 24M | 37 | 0.5 | 6 | Familial | 250 | SPEAK |
| L8 | 24M | 50 | 1 | 6 | Progressive | 250 | SPEAK |
| L9 | 24R(CS) | 68 | 5 | 2 | Familial | 900 | ACE |
a
L3 was reimplanted 4 years prior to the study. Those described with “Familial” etiology have a family history of hearing loss, so a genetic cause is presumed. The “duration of deafness” is the self-reported time after which hearing aids no longer provided any benefit to the users.