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These results indicate that a cochlear implant should be considered as an option for adults and adolescents with early-onset HL. The majority of participants gained benefit from the device and were satisfied with it. In addition, a substantial number gained good open-set speech perception ability, postimplant. Recipients who used oral communication in childhood, had a progressive loss, and wore a hearing aid on the implant ear up to the time of surgery were more likely to obtain better speech perception outcomes.
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