Labourer and Helper 34.4% (10/29) Not employed 13.8% (4/29) Family income level (%) Low income 82.7% (24/29) Middle income 17.2% (5/29) Abbreviations: CA, contour advance; CI, cochlear implant; HA, Hearing Aids, SD, standard deviation; ST, Straight; a combination of visual cues, audition, and cued speech. Notes: a. ‘Total Communication’, defined as Decision tree model Figure 1 Decision tree for comparison of CI versus no CI from the healthcare payer plus patient perspective. Abbreviations: CI, cochlear implantation; HA, hearing aid; QALY, quality-adjusted life years; SNHL, sensorineural hearing loss. includes patients who sought no treatment for bilateral Note: The ‘no CI’ comparator group SNHL (55%) or used HAs
Labourer and Helper 34.4% (10/29) Not employed 13.8% (4/29) Family income level (%) Low income 82.7% (24/29) Middle income 17.2% (5/29) Abbreviations: CA, contour advance; CI, cochlear implant; HA, Hearing Aids, SD, standard deviation; ST, Straight; Notes: a. ‘Total Communication’, defined as a combination of visual cues, audition, and cued speech. Decision tree model Figure 1 Decision tree for comparison of CI versus no CI from the healthcare payer plus patient perspective. Abbreviations: CI, cochlear implantation; HA, hearing aid; QALY, quality-adjusted life years; SNHL, sensorineural hearing loss. Note: The ‘no CI’ comparator group includes patients who sought no treatment for bilateral SNHL (55%) or used HAs