Effects of Unilateral Cochlear Implantation on Balance Control and Sensory Organization in Adult Patients with Profound Hearing Loss

Table 1

Characteristics of the ten CI patients.

Patient number	Gender	Etiology of deafness	Age when implanted; (in years)	Deafness duration; (in years)	CI side	Caloric test		Hearing performance; (% of phonemes recognized)
						Presurgery	Postsurgery	Presurgery	Postsurgery
1	Female	Unknown	58	55	R	N	N	0	90
2	Female	Unknown	39	35	R	RH	RH	0	100
3	Female	Unknown	42	0.5	L	LH	LH	0	50
4	Female	Unknown	52	22	L	N	N	0	60
5	Female	Unknown	69	2	R	N	N	0	80
6	Female	Genetic	59	2	R	RA	RA	0	100
7	Female	Cogan’s syndrome	27	2	L	N	N	10	100
8	Male	Unknown	52	18	R	N	N	10	60
9	Male	Otosclerosis	72	39	R	RH	RH	0	90
10	Male	Otosclerosis	66	8	L	RH	RH	0	100

CI side: L, left; R, right. Caloric test: LH, left hyporeflexia; N, normoreflexia; RA, right areflexia; RH, right hyporeflexia.