Cochlear Implantation
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- Category: Cochlear Implants and NHS
- Last Updated on Wednesday, 18 September 2013 23:30
- Written by Nadia Giarbini MD
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A cochlear implant (CI) is a surgically implanted electronic device that provides a sensation of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf or severely hard of hearing.
Cochlear implants may help provide hearing in patients that are deaf because of damage to sensory hair cells in their cochleas. In those patients, the implants often can enable sufficient hearing for better understanding of speech. The quality of sound is different from natural hearing, with less sound information being received and processed by the brain. However, many patients are able to hear and understand speech and environmental sounds. Newer devices and processing-strategies allow recipients to hear better in noise, enjoy music, and even use their implant processors while swimming.
Additional References
1. Wikipedia
2. A brief description of the Cochear Implant surgery.
VIDEO Resources
Very educational sources , with nice animation to help visualize how the CI performs its tasks
1. MEDEL (The Rondo CI video).
2. MEDEL (The Maestro CI video)