Central Auditory Nervous System Stimulation through the Cochlear Implant Use and Its Behavioral Impacts: A Longitudinal Study of Case Series

Table 1

Sample characterization.

Subject	Gender	Etiology	CI side	Time of sensorial deprivation (months)	Time of hearing aid use prior to CI (months)	Age at activation (months)	Effective use of the CI	CI maker
1	M	Compound heterozygous in the CDH23 gene	L	6	12	20	Yes	Med-El
2	F	Mutation c.35delG in the GJB2 gene in homozygous	R	9	21	31	Yes	Neurelec
3	F	Genetic to clarify	R	42	24	66	Yes	Med-El
4	M	Genetic to clarify	R	29	6	35	Yes	Med-El
5	F	Idiopathic	R	24	24	49	Yes	Neurelec
6	F	Genetic to clarify	R	12	9	21	No	Cochlear Corporation
7	M	Usher syndrome	R	18	36	54	No	Neurelec