Participants
Twenty-seven post-lingually hearing impaired MED-EL CI recipients (M = 67.4 years ± 12.7 years) were recruited. A measurable eSRT was successfully obtained in 23 of the participants (85%), those without measurable eSRT were excluded from further analysis. All participants (100%) had tympanograms within the normal range; therefore, no participants were excluded based on clinically significant atypical middle-ear function (