Research Article
Effect of Electrode Insertion Angle on Cochlear Implantation Outcomes in Adult and Children Patients with Sensorineural Hearing Loss
| | Variable | Adult group () | Children group () | value |
| | Age at implantation (yrs) | (23-44) | (1-6) | __ | | Sex | | | 0.089 | | Male | 3 (30%) | (63.2%) | | | Female | 7 (70%) | 7 (36.8%) | | | Duration of hearing loss (yrs) | (1-18) | (0.3-5.0) | 0.060 | | Hearing aid use before implantation | 10 (100%) | 14 (73.7%) | 0.075 | | Duration of hearing aid use (yrs) | (1-18) | (0-4) | __ | | Etiology | | | — | | Sudden hearing loss | 2 (20%) | 0 | | | Hereditary hearing loss | 0 | 2 (11%) | | | Drug induced hearing loss | 3 (30%) | 0 | | | Unknown | 5 (50%) | 17 (89%) | |
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For numeric variables, measures are shown as followed by ranges in square brackets. The etiology for both ears is the same for all the patients. |
