Research Article

Take-Home Trial Comparing Fast Fourier Transformation-Based and Filter Bank-Based Cochlear Implant Speech Coding Strategies

Table 1

Subject characteristics.

SubjectGenderAge (yrs)EtiologyDeafness (yrs)CI sideCI experience (mos)CVC (Ph%)Implant

S1Male60Familial46Left16093Clarion CII
S2Male51Progressive25Right12476HiRes 90K
S3Female74Familial22Left11493HiRes 90K
S4Male58Unknown11Right3193HiRes 90K
S5Male67Familial67Right9686HiRes 90K
S6Male57Familial45Right17496Clarion CII
S7Female67Meningitis6Left + right7388HiRes 90K
S8Female43Meningitis5Left + right5995HiRes 90K
S9Female66Unknown35Right10584HiRes 90K
S10Female59Type II Usher4Right4689HiRes 90K
S11Female65Meniere25Right14992Clarion CII

CI: cochlear implant; CVC: Dutch phonetically balanced monosyllabic consonant-vowel-consonant words; Ph%: percentage phonemes correct.