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Cochlear Implants
A cochlear implant is a small, complex electronic device that can help to provide a sense of sound. People who are profoundly deaf or severely hard-of-hearing can get help from them. The implant consists of two parts. One part sits on the outside of the body, behind the ear. A second part is surgically placed under the skin.
An implant does not restore normal hearing. It can help a person understand speech. Children and adults can benefit from them.
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Cochlear Implants(National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
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Cochlear Implants
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Overviews
- Cochlear Implants(Food and Drug Administration)
- Cochlear Implants(Nemours Foundation)
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Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Cochlear Implants: Who Are They For?(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
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Specific Conditions
- Get More from Hearing Aids or Cochlear Implants with Hearing Loops(American Academy of Audiology) - PDF
- Telecoil: Connecting Directly to Sound(American Academy of Audiology) - PDF
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Related Issues
- Advice for Patients with Cochlear Implants: New Information on Meningitis Risk(Food and Drug Administration)
- Frequently Asked Questions about Cochlear Implants(Gallaudet University, Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center)
- Use of Vaccines to Prevent Meningitis in Persons with Cochlear Implants(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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Pictures & Photographs
- Hearing Aids, Cochlear Implants and Other Sensory Aids to Improve Hearing(House Research Institute)
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- Hearing and the cochlea - Encyclopedia
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- Using a Cochlear Implant(American Foundation for the Blind)
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Research
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Cochlear Implants(National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
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Cochlear Implants
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Journal Articles
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Benefit of a commercially available cochlear implant processor with dual-microphone...
- Article: Effects of the electrode location on tonal discrimination and speech...
- Article: European Bilateral Pediatric Cochlear Implant Forum consensus statement.
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Directory of Organizations (Deafness and Communication Disorders)(National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
- Find a Professional: Online Directory of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Programs(American Speech-Language-Hearing Association)
- Find an Audiologist(American Academy of Audiology)
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- Cochlear implant
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